RSVP for the Voting in 2004 Leadership Conference by Common Cause

[ClarkUSA]

I'll be there and I hope many of you can make it, too.

This is a gathering for us to make our voices heard and to ask some
hard questions. It's time to buy airplane, bus, train tickets or just plain
drive to this destination. Bob Ney is the GOP obstructionist who refuses
to allow any paper-trail legislation to get onto the floor of Congress for
a vote (see below).

If any of you plan to make it, give a shout here. Thanks.
________________________________________________________________________________________

On December 7th, Common Cause, the Leadership Conference on
Civil Rights and The Century Foundation are convening an all day
event to review the 2004 election. Through testimony from experts
who were on the ground on November 2, we will examine what
went right and what went wrong during the recent election. This
event is free and members of the press and the public are welcome
to attend.

Voting in 2004 will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Dirksen
Senate Office Building in Washington D.C. Box lunches will be provided.
________________________________________________________________________________________

The event is open to the public, the press, Members of Congress and
their staff, and the academic community.  Statements will be made
by Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT), Representative Rush Holt (D-NJ),
Representative Steny Hoyer (D-MD), and Representative Bob Ney
(R-OH).

We will begin at 8:30 a.m. and continue to 4:30 p.m. in Washington,
DC in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room G50.   We will hear
testimony from experts who were on the ground on November 2. 
Expert panels will explore issues and problems that occurred in the
following areas.

* Absentee Ballots, Military and Overseas Voting
* Provisional Ballots
* Polling Place Operations and Poll Workers
* Voting Machines
* Voter Registration
* Voter Suppression and Intimidation

All panels will be followed by question and answer sessions.

Let us know right away if you plan to attend the event by filling out the
RSVP form mention above:

http://digbig.com/4cfap  

As of November 30, invited and participating individuals and
organizations include:

The Brennan Center for Justice, Rock the Vote, Demos, the George
Washington School of Law, the National Association of Secretaries
of State, election officials, Verified Voting, the Lawyers Committee
for Civil Rights, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in
Europe, Electionline.org, the American Civil Liberties Union, American
Families United, The Advancement Project, and experts from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of California,
and Johns Hopkins University.

[ClarkUSA]

1. Kick