CA ** Email the Rethug SoS: "Stop disenfranchising California voters"!!!

[nicknameless]

Californians, please send the email at this link:

http://ga3.org/campaign/voter_registration

Message (from Senator Bowen ... who else?):

Stop disenfranchising California voters

California Secretary of State Bruce McPherson entered into an agreement with the Bush Administration's Justice Department last year to implement a statewide voter registration database system that will disenfranchise tens of thousands of voters in California.

More than 14,000 new voter registration and re-registration applications from Los Angeles County alone were recently invalidated under this new stringent set of regulations -- and other counties are seeing similar results.

This is a 43% rejection rate! In fact, virtually all of these applications would have been accepted before Secretary McPherson rolled out his new statewide voter registration database. Typically rejection rates are 1-2%. This is outrageous.

Now Secretary McPherson says he will try to get the Legislature to pass a bill to overturn his restrictive, anti-voter regulations. Why should the people of California wait for the Legislature and Governor to act, with the April 11th special election in San Diego less than a week away and the June 6th primary rapidly approaching, when Secretary McPherson can fix this problem now? McPherson created this problem -- now he should own up to it, show some leadership, take some responsibility, and fix it.

Send Secretary McPherson an email now!

Body of email to be sent:

Stop disenfranchising California voters

Dear Secretary of State McPherson,

As you know, your agreement with the Bush Administration to implement a statewide voter registration database has already prevented tens of thousands of people from registering and re-registering to vote in California.

More than 14,000 new voter registration and re-registration applications from Los Angeles County were recently invalidated -- and other counties are seeing similar results.

This 43% rejection rate is unacceptable, especially when you consider the typical rejection rates are 1-2%. This is outrageous!

Now I understand you are asking the Legislature to pass a bill to override the regulations that you adopted which have caused all of these problems. Why should we waste the time and money waiting for the Legislature and the Governor to act when you have the ability to modify the regulations that have caused this problem? You created this problem -- now you should own up to it, show some leadership, take some responsibility, and fix it.

Sincerely,
(Your name)
(Your address)

[nicknameless]

1. Kick

:kick:

[EFerrari]

2. K&R

nicknameless: whaddya think -- we repost this in GD early tomorrow. I'll help kick.

We CAN'T lose California.

:hug:

[nicknameless]

3. I posted two threads during the graveyard hours,

so both dropped like stones. I'll repost this one now in GD.

I miss the days of tar and feathers. Never Give Up.

:hug:

[EFerrari]

4. I'm sorry I missed them. We both were working last night.

Never Give UP!

:hi:

[nicknameless]

5. Here's a link to the thread in GD.

... With a much better heading than I could come up with at 3:00 a.m. ;)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=981052&mesg_id=981052

[EFerrari]

6. Thanks! I'm there.

:)

[EFerrari]

7. **Notice from the Bowen campaign rec'd 4/24**

Dear Elizabeth,

On Sunday, Californians woke up to great news in our fight for fair and accurate elections:

The San Francisco Chronicle endorsed Debra Bowen's campaign for Secretary of State, saying that she was the clear nominee and will secure your vote!

Here are a few key paragaphs from the Chronicle's endorsement editorial:

... For this office, Bowen is the clear choice in the Democratic primary. In her nearly 14 years in the Capitol, Bowen has demonstrated her commitment to what we believe should be one of the guiding principles of society: An individual’s actions should be presumed private, while a government’s actions should be presumed public. For example, her bills to help consumers guard against identity theft and block “junk faxes” have set national standards.

As chair of the Senate Elections Committee, Bowen has been a determined advocate of bringing more transparency to the political process — such as getting lobbying expenses online in a more accessibly way — and installing more rigorous standards on the use of electronic voting equipment. She has done her homework on technological issues and is ready to make the case that California needs a more aggressive secretary of state to restore public confidence in the electoral process.

Bowen is not one to flinch at a challenge. She entered this race at a time when many top Democrats were reluctant to criticize the scandal-drenched Shelley, who was clinging to office. In her typical straightforward style, Bowen explained, "It became clear we were going to need a new nominee."

She was right. And Sen. Debra Bowen should be that nominee.

You can read the full editorial here and discuss this great news on the Bowen Blog.

But with only 43 more days to go until the June 6th primary, we need your help to keep building the momentum and spreading Debra's message across the state:

Contribute to Debra's campaign today -- and then forward this email to everyone you know!

Thanks for your continued help and support!

Sincerely,

Sandra Lloyd-Jones
Campaign Manager
Debra Bowen for Secretary of State

P.S. You can make a difference in our campaign, right now. Please help us celebrate this great endorsement news with a contribution to Debra's campaign -- and then forward this email along to your friends and family. Both of these things will really help us grow our grassroots support network across California. Thanks for your help!

Visit DebraBowen.com | Contribute Today!

Paid for by Debra Bowen for Secretary of State
578 Washington Blvd. #409, Marina del Rey, CA 90292
(c) 2006 Debra Bowen for Secretary of State, ID #1271345

[nicknameless]

8. Woo-hoo, Senator Bowen! Thanks for posting this.

:hi: