Blue Collar Muse

This year, as never before, claims of vote fraud and voter suppression are dominating the discussion of the American electoral process.   What can be done to combat the very real specter of having our elections decided not by Americans voting by the process but by Americans violating the process?  A new group, The Voter Integrity Project (VIP), is putting together a network of citizen activists to help keep an eye on the process around the country.  They even have an incentive to look out for vote fraud.  The details are below.

This election season, political forces on both sides of the partisan divide have been documented committing significant vote fraud and voter suppression. These activities negate the votes of law-abiding voters. In order to both raise public awareness in election fraud and prevent it from occurring in the first place, the Voter Integrity Project is sponsoring a video contest with $1,000 in cash prizes and three brand new Flip cameras.

The VIP video contest is a chance for citizens to sound off and fight back… and, in the process, win some cold hard cash and cool gadgets. Check out our video promo, featuring the lovely Izzy Santa, by clicking below.

Guidelines. The contest’s scope is broad. VIP is looking for both ideas and action, both theory and practice. Acceptable submissions include (but are in no way limited to):

• Rants or demonstrations on how election fraud threatens the democratic process
• Documented instances of election fraud in practice or other suspicious election-related activity
• Any combination of the two

Thinking outside-the-box, being creative and showcasing talents are all highly recommended. One might dress up, go out in public, dance, sing a song, or present a short narrative. Those with more serious personalities may video their vote, ask voters questions about the election process, or document a poll-watching experience. Perhaps even some real investigative work. Ultimately, anything that helps protect the integrity of voting.

Requirements:

• Submissions ought to be under 3 minutes (although longer videos will still be accepted)
• All submissions must be uploaded to YouTube. Leave a comment with a link to the video or email the URL to info@samadamsalliance.org.
• DEADLINE: Tuesday, November 25th @ MIDNIGHT. (Why three whole weeks after the election? Election fraud often continues well after election day.

For more details on the contest, click here.

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