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Keeping an eye on the 2004 vote
The 2000 election debacle left a lot of Americans wondering about the sanctity of the U.S. electoral process. In fact, this November for the first time a team of international observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe will monitor the presidential election. The group was invited to monitor the election by the State Department.Why should the Europeans have all the fun? You can be a Votewatcher, too.
As a Votewatcher, you'll be trained for one of two roles:
1) You'll poll voters leaving their precinct on election day, sending us the data you've collected by fax or handheld computer;
or 2) You'll sit inside a precinct for about 4 hours, recording your observations and immediately reporting them to us by telephone or the Internet.
Votewatch will combine your observations with data from other Votewatchers and outside sources, analyze the data, report any trends or patterns on the Votewatch website, and immediately send the information to the media, election officials, and other interested parties. Your efforts also will contribute to post-election day reports on issues like best election practices, ballot design, and election lessons learned. Founded in 2002, Votewarch is the nation's first nonpartisan, citizen-driven election monitoring organization. It brings together citizens, survey researchers and leading technologies to promote fair, transparent and accurate elections.
More than 3,600 Votewatchers are needed on election day across key battleground states. If you reside in one of the battleground states, have easy access to a telephone or the Internet, and can commit approximately 4 hours of your time on election day, you could be a Votewatcher. Once you've completed the Registration Form, Votewatch will email you log-in instructions and additional information about your Votewatcher responsibilities. When it gets close to election day, they'll contact you with information about your assignment, your precinct location, training, and your supervisor.
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