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To: KLP who wrote (107812)	10/26/2005 11:12:10 AM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 225578

I listened to the get together and it was a bunch of the same old same old. These career politicians are really so predictable. Lot's of blame game to go around....Sims even managed to get in a swipe at Bush. Gentry Lange with the Green party made the most sense. He is focusing on voting reform, low cost traffic solutions and sustainable technology. I know he doesn't stand a chance against these firmly ensconced politicians, but hearing him sure was a breath of fresh air. Have a good time in VA. Even if you don't know any of the people at the reunion, I'm sure the various historical attractions will keep you busy. M gentrylange.com Voting Reform Package Includes County State and National Goals Open source publicly owned software Maintaing the paper ballot, and requiring all machines state wide to maintain a paper ballot Random hand count auditing of paper ballots against machine counts Precinct level reporting Triggered audits, when anomolies are found, like when polls come in with a greater than expected error rate compared to official counts reported, this should trigger a hand recount in those areas Triggered run-off elections when the margin of error is greater than the margin of victory Requested audits, when the parties, press, or individuals want to pay for a recount, these sources should be allowed to pay for the recount in order to audit the system Moving the primary date back to August Making all counties in Washington report at the same time, not just King County last A fully independent audit of the election system Getting rid of corporate controlled proprietary voting machines Making the Director of Elections an elected official Getting PSI out of the absentee voting system entirely Creating a system that offers more proportional representation of 3rd parties and breaks the hold of the 2 party system, investigating instant run-off voting and proportional representation reforms to further this goal Traffic Clear thinking on traffic revision Low-cost infrastructure improvements that will increase traffic flows in "critical impact areas" Increasing traffic flow rates rather than building costly new infrastructure Rethinking critical high-speed impact zones through downtown corridors throughout the county's road system Targeting critical impact areas with innovative solutions like adjustable speed limits during peak hours, and block the box signage like that which is currenlty in place in New York City and which has virtually eliminated drivers blocking intersections Expansion of the bus-only lane system so that the bus runs on-time, all the time New and improved public education campaign regarding traffic laws and compliance "Compliance-based" approach, not "penalty-based" approach to traffic management, sending people to traffic school rather than giving them speeding tickets Greatly increased sign maintenance and informational improvements Clearly defined traffic expectations, laws and regulations Using the traffic channel as well as radio ads and public service announcements for public education regarding basic traffic rules, regulations, and safety recommendations Improving and maintaining the road infrastructure we have amasci.com Here's a great website, put out by a local mathmatician, that has endless amounts of information regarding logical traffic solutions, problems, and the next generation of traffic physics. If you want to understand traffic, this is a great place to start. Thanks to Bill Beaty, the webmaster for this site, for good information and letting me link to the page. Sustainability Offering a political voice about sustainable technology to the people, organizations, and industries that support solutions to our problems in the northwest and around the world. Our people, our businesses, our thought processes are different here, and I believe it is time to voice them openly, politically, with our words and as well as our actions.