Dear Highland Park Neighbors, As you may recall reading on the list serve, I stationed myself at Tazza d'Oro for much of Friday, Saturday and Sunday, collecting signatures for a petition to place a November ballot question that would allow the voters of Allegheny County to request a voting process review commission. That volunteer commission would study our current voting system (antiquated and inadequate machines) and alternatives. Although I had very positive reactions from the people who came by, there weren't as many as I hoped. The same has been true for the overall project, and so the effort has been extended to the very last minute--one more week. Pennsylvania is one of only five states that have no paper trail for verification of votes. Won't you consider adding your signature to those of thousands of county residents who are concerned about the security of our votes and the legitimacy of our elections? The petition will be on the table on my front porch at 6487 Stanton Avenue (between Dillworth School and the tennis courts) until 9:00 p.m. every day until Sunday, August 6. All this petition does is get the question on the ballot. There's plenty of parking as there are no houses across the street, just park property. If you need more information about the issue, a good place to start is www.voteallegheny.org. Thanks for giving this some serious consideration. Sincerely, Diane Averill