Act on paper ballot bill in the State Legislature

[Evan Daniel Ravitz <evan@xxxxxxxx>]

For those dedicated to those lesser evils... Evan

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Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 14:10:16 -0700
From: carolynbn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: Boulder Green Party <grns-gpoc-bcgp@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: BCGP RMPJC: Act on paper ballot bill in the State Legislature

A paper ballot bill will be heard by committee in the State Legislature  this
Tuesday, Feb. 15. Please call the legislators below and attend and speak at
the hearing if you're able.

It's happening!  The legislature is meeting on Tuesday, this Tuesday!  They
will conduct a hearing on the Mitchell/Madden bill, SB05-079.

We need you to act Now, to call and to show up at the meeting

URGENT ACTION ALERT

PLEASE CALL YOUR LEGISLATORS IN SUPPORT OF PAPER BALLOTS.

SB05-079 MITCHELL/MADDEN BILL will be heard in committee on TUESDAY, FEBR.
15TH AT 1:30. Room 353, State Capitol.

Come to the hearing and show your support.

While there are problems with this bill, it is a giant step forward.

Coloradoans For Voting  Integrity recommends the following changes:

1. Recounts should be done by hand and should be recounts of paper ballots.
Paper ballots should be the final authority in any election.

2. Audits need to be 3 to 10% of ballots cast, and there should be public
oversight of all aspects of the audit.

3. Bill should take effect in 2006 not 2007.

4. Source code for computer programs should be open for inspection by
computer software engineers.

5. Voting machines, scanners and tabulators should never be connected
electronically by internet or modems.

The Senators on the Senate Local Government Committee are:
1. Deanna Hanna, Chair.  303-866-4857

2. Peter Groff, Vice-Chair. 303-866-4864

3. Bob Bacon 303-866-4841.

4. Lewis Entz 303-866-4871

5. Ed Jones 303-866-6364

6. Ken Kester 303-866-4877

7. Lois Tochtrop 303-866-4863

Please call these Senators  because if this bill doesn't make it out of this
committee, it will die.  When the bill passes committee it will go on, and we
will advise you of next steps to take.  There is also other proposed
legislation.

On behalf of Laurie Bretz and Coloradoans for Voting Integrity ( www.cfvi.org
):

Thank you,

Michael David Melio Westminster, CO (303)530-5215



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