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Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 08:57:59 -0400
From: Common Cause
Subject: Every Vote Must Count -- Call Your Senator Today!
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CauseNET for October 14, 2003

Let Your Senator Know That Every Vote Counts!

Last year, because of your support, Congress passed the Help America Vote Act (HAVA). This law was enacted to prevent the chaos of the 2000 election from recurring and ensure that every vote counts in 2004.

Among its reforms, HAVA requires states to upgrade voting equipment, create statewide voter registration databases, ensure provisional ballots are available, and to expand access for voters with disabilities. When HAVA was approved, Congress promised to provide $3.9 billion to accomplish these reforms. But that has not happened - only a fraction of the funding has reached the states.

This week, Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT) will offer an amendment to the Iraq supplemental funding bill to fully fund HAVA.

Please call your Senators today and urge them to support the Dodd amendment and make sure all of our votes are counted in the 2004 election. Your Senators can be reached by calling the Senate Switchboard at 202.224.3121 or directly at the following numbers:

Alabama:
Sen. Richard Shelby 202.224.5744
Sen. Jeff Sessions 202.224.4124

Alaska:
Sen. Ted Stevens 202.224.3004
Sen. Lisa Murkowski 202.224.6665

Arizona:
Sen. John McCain 202.224.2235
Sen. Jon Kyl 202.224.4521

Arkansas:
Sen. Blanche Lincoln 202.224.4843
Sen. Mark Pryor 202.224.2353

California:
Sen. Dianne Feinstein 202.224.3841
Sen. Barbara Boxer 202.224.3553

Colorado:
Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell 202.224.5852
Sen. Wayne Allard 202.224.5941

Connecticut:
Sen. Christopher Dodd 202.224.2823
Sen. Joseph Lieberman 202.224.4041

Delaware:
Sen. Joseph Biden 202.224.5042
Sen. Thomas Carper 202.224.2441

Florida:
Sen. Bob Graham 202.224.3041
Sen. Bill Nelson 202.224.5274

Georgia:
Sen. Zell Miller 202.224.3643
Sen. Saxby Chambliss 202.224.3521

Hawaii:
Sen. Daniel Inouye 202.224.3934
Sen. Daniel Akaka 202.224.6361

Idaho:
Sen. Larry Craig 202.224.2752
Sen. Michael Crapo 202.224.6142

Illinois:
Sen. Richard Durbin 202.224.2152
Sen. Peter Fitzgerald 202.224.2854

Indiana:
Sen. Richard Lugar 202.224.4814
Sen. Evan Bayh 202.224.5623

Iowa:
Sen. Charles Grassley 202.224.3744
Sen. Tom Harkin 202.224.3254

Kansas:
Sen. Sam Brownback 202.224.6521
Sen. Pat Roberts 202.224.4774

Kentucky:
Sen. Mitch McConnell 202.224.2541
Sen. Jim Bunning 202.224.4343

Louisiana:
Sen. John Breaux 202.224.4623
Sen. Mary Landrieu 202.224.5824

Maine:
Sen. Olympia Snowe 202.224.5344
Sen. Susan Collins 202.224.2523

Maryland:
Sen. Paul Sarbanes 202.224.4524
Sen. Barbara Mikulski 202.224.4654

Massachusetts:
Sen. Edward Kennedy 202.224.4543
Sen. John Kerry 202.224.2742

Michigan:
Sen. Carl Levine 202.224.6221
Sen. Debbie Stabenow 202.224.4822

Minnesota:
Sen. Mark Dayton 202.224.3244
Sen. Norm Coleman 202.224.5641

Mississippi:
Sen. Thad Cochran 202.224.5054
Sen. Trent Lott 202.224.6253

Missouri:
Sen. Christopher Bond 202.224.5721
Sen. Jim Talent 202.224.6154

Montana:
Sen. Max Baucus 202.224.2651
Sen. Conrad Burns 202.224.2644

Nebraska:
Sen. Chuck Hagel 202.224.4224
Sen. Ben Nelson 202.224.6551

Nevada:
Sen. Harry Reid 202.224.3542
Sen. John Ensign 202.224.6244

New Hampshire:
Sen. Judd Gregg 202.224.3324
Sen. John Sununu 202.224.2841

New Jersey:
Sen. Frank Lautenberg 202.224.3224
Sen. John Corzine 202.224.4744

New Mexico:
Sen. Pete Domenici 202.224.6621
Sen. Jeff Bingaman 202.224.5521

New York:
Sen. Charles Schumer 202.224.6542
Sen. Hillary Clinton 202.224.4451

North Carolina:
Sen. John Edwards 202.224.3154
Sen. Elizabeth Dole 202.224.6342

North Dakota:
Sen. Kent Conrad 202.224.2043
Sen. Byron Dorgan 202.224.2551

Ohio:
Sen. Mike DeWine 202.224.2315
Sen. George Voinovich 202.224.3353

Oklahoma:
Sen. Don Nickles 202.224.5754
Sen. James Inhofe 202.224.4721

Oregon:
Sen. Ron Wyden 202.224.5244
Sen. Gordon Smith 202.224.3753

Pennsylvania:
Sen. Arlen Specter 202.224.4254
Sen. Rick Santorum 202.224.6324

Rhode Island:
Sen. Jack Reed 202.224.4642
Sen. Lincoln Chaffee 202.224.2921

South Carolina:
Sen. Ernest Hollings 202.224.6121
Sen. Lindsey Graham 202.224.5972

South Dakota:
Sen. Tom Daschle 202.224.2321
Sen. Tim Johnson 202.224.5842

Tennessee:
Sen. Bill Frist 202.224.3344
Sen. Lamar Alexander 202.224.4944

Texas:
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison 202.224.5922
Sen. John Cornyn 202.224.2934

Utah:
Sen. Orrin Hatch 202.224.5251
Sen. Robert Bennett 202.224.5444

Vermont:
Sen. Patrick Leahy 202.224.4242
Sen. James Jeffords 202.224.5141

Virginia:
Sen. John Warner 202.224.2023
Sen. George Allen 202.224.4024

Washington:
Sen. Patty Murray 202.224.2621
Sen. Maria Cantwell 202.224.3441

West Virginia:
Sen. Robert Byrd 202.224.3954
Sen. John D. Rockefeller 202.224.6472

Wisconsin:
Sen. Herbert Kohl 202.224.5653
Sen. Russ Feingold 202.224.5323

Wyoming:
Sen. Craig Thomas 202.224.6441
Sen. Michael Enzi 202.224.3424

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