Georgia DUers: BBV help needed

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From Georgia BBV Activist, John Fortuin:

The Gov't Affairs Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow, March 31, on bill S.B.500 in their Elections Subcommittee at 2pm (OR upon adjournment of the House) at the LOB building room 506.

Hugh Esco has asked me to ask the public, and our coalition, to turn out in force. We must fill the meeting room.

In order to confirm all this, I called Chairman Alan Powell's office and spoke with Secretary Delaine Roberts at 2:00pm today, March 30. Delaine Roberts made it sound as if the Election Subcommittee was meeting and not the full government affairs committee. She said the public would be allowed to speak and she would bring a sign-up sheet for those who wish to speak to sign up on when the hearing begins. She said it was not definitive whether there would be a vote on the bill when the public comment portion of the hearing was over, and that would be up to the chair.

Prior to speaking with Delaine Roberts, I spoke with Eleanor Turner at Alan Powell’s office at 1:20pm and received the same information.

I also called Buddy DeLoach's office and spoke with Eva Farrell at 1:30pm. She told me that the full Governmental Affairs committee would meet at 2:00 or upon adjournment of the House.

I did all this confirmation calling at the behest of Hugh Esco, who is on the road and he said he may not have access to email until after the hearing. I got the impression that Hugh would be at the hearing from his message.

So partners, we are on our own to get organized for this hearing. Let’s pull out all the stops and demand a vote on S.B. 500 at the hearing, let’s fill the seats with our allies, and be prepared to send Secretary Cox running from the room in fear of a judicial inquiry into her relationship with Diebold. We should ask for Cox’s full support for implementation of a VVPB/VVAT trail by Oct. 1, 2004, or for her immediate resignation.

We can make it happen!
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Posted at the request of a Georgia citizen :)