you had me at "bzzzzz". >>> joining us tonight for the interview is deborah johnson, she's the denverrecorder. miss johnson is currently being sued by colorado secretary of state for planning to mail ballots to every voter in denver whose address still seems valid regardless of whether they vote in to 2010. she wants every voter to get a ballot. thanks for your time. >> thank you, rachel. >> i understand this is your first election as denver county court and you're getting sued by the state. are you having fun in your new job? >> yes, i'm having a great time, thank you. >> i know you set out to mail everyone in denver a ballot for the november election. the secretary of state ordered you to not send ballots to voters who missed the november election and haven't voted since. you have said that sending those voters ballots, too, is a fundamental issue of fairness. why do you see it that way? >> well, these people are registered voters. they are eligible to vote. why should they do an extra step to get their ballots. >> do you think it will make these people less likely to vote or imposs

i just want to recognize deborah johnson. she has been invaluable to connecting our program to muni operations, helping us in countless ways, big and small. she is currently the acting executive director and ceo of the mta. happy to call her a friend and colleague. thank you, deborah. also here today is the external affairs director for at&t. at&t provides the cell phones and services provided for emergency calls by the ambassadors. we could not exist without the help of deputy city administrator linda young. she is also the cfo. she makes sure we have all our resources. so this concludes our press conference. media kits are in the front of the room. thank you very much, everyone. [applause]