Coalition for Voting Integrity Announces

An American Patriot Rally to Rededicate Our Democracy

Perkasie, PA Jan 17, 2006 The Coalition for Voting Integrity will sponsor a rally at the Pennridge Central Middle School in Perkasie at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, January 17 to rededicate our Democracy, defend the principals on which this country was founded and preserve the sanctity of our vote.

The Event

Paul Revere, portrayed by nationally-known 18th century historian and orator, Robert Gerenser, will be the featured speaker as he delivers to the crowd and the citizens of Bucks County a warning of the danger facing our Democracy. "It was my job in the American Revolution to alert the countryside of the imminent attack of the British," 'Revere' said. "Our voting rights are under similar assault today unless we have a transparent voting process that ensures that every vote counts as intended by the voter."

      Other speakers scheduled to participate include Mary Ann Gould, co-founder of the Coalition for Voting Integrity; and a former Bucks County Commissioner, who will speak as a representative of the seven former County Commissioners, (both Democrats and Republicans) who signed a resolution supporting the immediate passage of HB 2000 and SB 977, the two voter-verified paper ballot bills currently in the PA state legislature and urged Bucks County to purchase a voting system to accommodate them. We are asking Senator Joe Conti or his representative to attend to discuss his bill.

      The theme of the event is that we modern Americans are being asked by our founders to protect the Democracy they established on these shores. Paul Revere will begin his trip to the rally on horseback and end it in a car. A fife and drum will accompany his arrival. Audience members will be invited to participate in a referendum vote, using paper ballots, to either affirm or deny the statement: "I support voter-verified paper ballots." In a candlelight ceremony, Paul Revere will pass the torch of freedom and vigilance to present-day Americans. Audience members will be asked to participate and patriotic songs will be sung.

The Message

The message of this rally will be clear: No Paper. No Proof. No Way! Politicians are fond of saying that the buck stops here. We the people will let them know that the buck starts here, at the grassroots and that we remember the words of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who said, "Let us never forget that government is ourselves."

Coalition for Voting Integrity

The CVI is a non-partisan citizens' action group dedicated to the integrity of our voting system, thus guaranteeing that each and every vote is recorded/counted/reported fully and accurately . . . with proof.