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NOW IS THE TIME TO ENSURE VERIFIABLE ELECTIONS IN 2004
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Hundreds of voters were disenfranchised by the use of paperless electronic
voting machines on Super Tuesday, March 2. They didn't get to vote for a
presidential candidate. We cannot allow this to happen again in November!
Our votes must count!
Our best, and possibly only, opportunity to require a voter-verifiable paper
trail everywhere in the U.S. for the November 2004 election is "The Voter
Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2003." The House version (H.R.
2239) was introduced in May by Rep. Rush Holt. The Senate version (S. 1980)
was introduced in December by Senator Bob Graham.
VerifiedVoting.org is in the midst of a campaign to contact every Senator as
many times as possible to let them know how much we care about passing this
bill. We have heard that the House bill may not move until Congress becomes
clear on which of the three Senate voting bills (Clinton's S.1986, Boxer's
S.2045, or Graham's S.1980) is gaining the most support. It is important
that GRAHAM's bill emerge as the obvious choice, or it is unlikely that we
will have a paper trail by this election. The other two WILL NOT provide
what we need for a verifiable election before November 2004.
ACTION:
1) Call or fax your Senators EVERY DAY until they co-sponsor GRAHAM'S bill.
Guidelines, a toll free phone number, a sample letter, and information
resources are here: http://tinyurl.com/2xtpa
To find your Senator's name and current position (if any) on the bill, go to
our home page, www.verifiedvoting.org, and select your state in the left nav
bar.
2) Report the results of your call to pass2239@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
3) In order to publicize this issue and gain support from off-line citizens,
please print H.R.2239/S.1980 petitions. Take them to meetings and wherever
else you go, and get them filled with signatures. Then mail them to the
address on the petitions. Here are the petitions:
http://tinyurl.com/37ccg
For more information on the voting issue or the bills, go to
http://www.verifiedvoting.org.
THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW!!
WE MUST GET THESE BILLS PASSED IN MARCH.
CONGRESS WILL BE IN SESSION ONLY 6 DAYS IN APRIL.
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IMPORTANT NOTE:
Since we began this campaign, VerifiedVoting.org has found it important to capture new information about those who are interested in this issue. This information includes State, Congressional District, volunteer preferences and so on.
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