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://www.verifiedvoting.org/resources/hr2239_volunteers/s1980_effort.aspTo 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@verifiedvoting.org.
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://www.verifiedvoting.org/resources/documents/Petition_to_Support_Bills.pdfFor 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.
THERE ARE ONLY 6 FULL DAYS IN APRIL FOR WHICH CONGRESS HAS SCHEDULED VOTES.