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Voter Action looks at Sarasota

Nonpartisan Investigation of Sarasota County, Florida Undervotes

in the 7 November 2006 General Election



Shining a Light on the Sunshine State - Can you help?





Voter Action Co-Director and election law attorney Lowell Finley  has been
in Sarasota since November 9th, investigating the 18,000 missing  votes from
Florida's District 13 congressional race in that county.  Today, Voter
Action is pleased to announce that the People for the American Way
Foundation, the ACLU of Florida, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and
Common Cause are joining this effort on behalf of the voters of Sarasota
County, regardless of party affiliation.  Based on previous experience and
success in the courts to block the use of electronic voting systems across
the U.S. and the strength of our new partners,  Voter Action is well poised
to move this investigation forward and , if as it increasingly appears will
be necessary, to file suit to get to the bottom of what happened.



The purpose of this investigation and potential legal action is to

1)       Get to the bottom of what happened through legal discovery

2)       File legal action on behalf of the voters of Sarasota challenging
the validity of the election if need be.

3)       Protect the integrity of future elections in Sarasota County, the
State of Florida, and the nation.



But in order to do this we need your help. Voter Action needs to raise funds
very quickly to continue its work in Sarasota. Even with the legal and
organizing assistance of our new partners, we must raise an estimated
$45,000.00.



This is an unparalleled opportunity to shed light on the continuing election
crisis that plagues Florida, to expose the problems inherent in electronic
voting systems, and to demonstrate the harm that can be caused by elections
officials with a pro-vendor and anti-voter bias.



Please donate now and share this email with your friends! Donations to this
effort are tax deductible.

http://www.voteraction.org/donate.htm



Because we are working on behalf of voters and not a candidate or political
party, all donations are tax deductible to the full extent permitted by law
and can be made through our fiscal sponsor, the International Humanities
Center, a 501(c)(3) organization through the Voter Action website.
www.voteraction.org < http://www.voteraction.org/>



THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!  PLEASE SHARE THIS PLEA WITH YOUR FRIENDS!

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