Video the Vote

Video the Vote is a nonpartisan grassroots organization launched in 2006 to document problems at the U.S. polls on election day. Volunteer videographers were dispatched to document and report any irregularities that occur at polling places and boards of elections while they are happening, enabling the media and public to watch-dog the electoral process across the country.

Background

Video the Vote was created by Ian Inaba of the Guerrilla News Network, [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0257891/ John Wellington Ennis] of [http://www.shootfirstinc.com Shoot First, Inc.] , and James Rucker of ColorOfChange.org. The three originally sought to provide a platform to help independent filmmakers coordinate their efforts on election day—documenting election problems and pushing those stories into the mainstream media. The idea morphed into a populist program where ordinary people could participate. They'd simply agree to be on-call to document any Election Day problems that arise in their area; the only requirements being having a digital video recorder, a cell phone, and broadband Internet access, and agreeing to respect governing election law. In 2006, Video the Vote was active in the following states: Arizona, California,Colorado,Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia

Organizations Involved

*Common Cause
*Lawyers Committee on Civil Rights Under Law
*The League of Young Voters Education Fund
*People for the American Way Foundation
*Rock the Vote
*Working Assets

2006 Election Videos

* [http://www.videothevote.org/display.html Video the Vote 2006 at videothevote.org]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaEECHjWptU Video the Vote 2006 at YouTube.com]

External links

* [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/11/weekinreview/12marsh.html "Gifts From 2006 to the Next Election"] , Bill Marsh "New York Times", November 11, 2006
* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6398877 'Video the Vote' Effort Seeks Foothold] "All Things Considered," NPR, October 28, 2006.
* [http://www.wiretapmag.org/race/42820/ "This Time, the Election Will Not Be Stolen"] , Gary Moskowitz, "WireTap Magazine," October 31, 2006.
* [http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1110/p03s03-ussc.html "Election Boosts Trusts in US voting systems"] Ben Arnoldy and Ari Pinkus, "Christian Science Monitor", November 10, 2006.