Project Myth Breaker: First Report
First!
Ah, those old habits from posting on the Dean blog for nine months die hard. Nevertheless, I'm going to claim firsties for my sister, Nancy, who hit the windy, rural roads of NW Iowa today, on her one day off for the next three weeks, to deliver Myth Breakers to Sac, Ida, and Cherokee counties. Now THAT'S my idear of a true believer in Democracy – drive 130-plus miles to help ensure fair elections even though it's not even remotely convenient. Quelle contribution!
Nancy spoke with either the County Auditor or the Deputy Auditor in each county, and the information was well received. One gal had heard of VotersUnite! Another had not, and gazed upon the introduction with a pinched look on her face until Nancy mentioned that VotersUnite! is a non-partisan organization. After that, the gal perked right up and was more receptive to the information. Two of the three promised to read Myth Breakers and the other said she would look it over.
So, my thanks to Nancy and to all of you who will be out and about tomorrow hand-delivering your copies of Myth Breakers to your county election officials. Thanks for making the room in your life to help us effect great change – one step at a time.
Check here to see which Iowa counties have already been assigned. We still need help in many counties!
Blog For Iowa 
Linda,
Thank Nancy for me! I do believe Myth Breakers will be delivered in every county in the first district, although the folks I gave the booklets to have not registered at VotersUnite.org.
I sent out a press release – newspapers, TV, and radio – throughout Iowa. I know it worked, because the Quad-City Times and Channel 8 TV called me today at work, and will cover our “delivery” in Scott County tomorrow at noon.
If anyone needs more information, email me.
Alta Price
altaprice@mailblocks.com
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Well, I just signed up to deliver Myth Breakers to Ken Kline our Republican county Auditor. I know Ken personally and believe he will be receptive.
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I am overwhelmed! You bloggin' Iowans are amazing.
Linda, thank you for setting this up. Alta, for organizing the deliveries. Nancy, for driving 130 miles to deliver three copies to election officials.
In the midst of this election system mess, the shining light is becoming involved with people like you all. There you are in Iowa, me in Washington state, and we've become friends and are working toward the same goal — Democracy. It's just the best thing!
Let all our voices be heard!
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Hi all:
A friend of mine who is on Dem. Central Com in my county took my brochure on Myth Breakers home to read through. I showed him the summary on the last page also.
He is planning to give it to our auditor at the next Dem. Cen. Com. meeting next week. Also, I am hopeful that he will join democracyforiowa.com.
Bev
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I am on my way out the door right now to deliver the booklet.
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In Scott County we delivered the booklet to auditor Karen Fizsimmons at noon. When we arrived, she was already being interviewed by Channel 8 news. The 5 of us also got interviewed, and there will be 2 different segments at 5 and 6 pm. I talked to the Quad-City Times yesterday, and so did our auditor, so hopefully they will have an article tomorrow.
Karen knows all about the different voting systems and their pros and cons. But there were stories in “Myth Breakers for Election Officials” that she had not heard before, and she appreciated having all the information in one place.
We all like the optical scan machines currently in use in Scott County. It warmed my heart when Karen said she would never purchase touch screen voting machines. As long as Karen Fitzsimmons is our auditor, Scott County voters can be sure our tax dollars will be wisely spent and every effort will be made to have every vote count.
Alta Price
altaprice@mailblocks.com
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