Provisional Ballots only Count Presidential vote!!!!!

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We need some DU action on the following information. We need to make sure that provisional ballots cout all the votes, and not just for the president.

Use the email, let your voice be heard!

Colorado is a swing state and can use every vote....please take a look at www.dailykos.com for the folllowing info. Please drop an email and let them know you want all votes counted...colorado does not want to be another Florida.

Stealing the Senate in Colorado
by Drew
Wed Sep 29th, 2004 at 17:32:23 GMT

(From the diaries -- kos)
From Colorado Luis: Another Republican Secretary of State is stealing votes from Democratic candidates.

In Colorado, Donetta Davidson has ordered that on a provisional ballot, the only vote counted will be the vote for president. Votes for Senate and Congress will not be counted. Given the competitive Senate race and a number of competitive House races, this could destroy the Democrats chances of winning control of the Senate and the House:


If this rule had been in effect in 2002, no provisional ballots would have been counted, and Beauprez' narrow win over Mike Feeley in CO-7 would have been more comfortable -- provisional ballots, usually cast by people who moved shortly before the election (or who forgot to bring photo ID), heavily favored the Democrat in that race.
This could hobble Democratic efforts to win a majority in Congress.

Colorado Common Cause is suing to stop Davidson's order. You can act as well:

Contact Donetta Davidson. Tell her how you feel about this decision.
PHONE [phone], Option 3
FAX [phone]
EMAIL [e-mail]


Contact Colorado newspapers and Colorado television stations. Ask them to report on this issue. The Denver Post already has; ensure that the rest do, too.

If anyone has the contact information for county election offices, post it in comments, and I'll post it here.

Thanks for your help with this.

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