[ale] OT: Diebold voting: HR 2239--the paper trail bill

[James P. Kinney III]

Two things:

1) Many thanks for the post. This is the information I want to see on
this topic.

2) Bob, it was 4 am when you sent this. Why are you not in bed :)

On Fri, 2003-10-24 at 04:21, Bob Toxen wrote:
> This bill is in the U.S. Congress.  I recommend the actions discussed.
> 
> Bob Toxen
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> --- Forwarded message from "David L. Dill" <elections at chicory.Stanford.EDU> ---
> 
> From: "David L. Dill" <elections at chicory.Stanford.EDU>
> To: voterverifiable at lists.Stanford.EDU
> Subject: [voterverifiable] Please help advance HR 2239 -- the paper trail bill
> Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 23:44:40 -0700
> Reply-To: voterverifiable-owner at lists.Stanford.EDU
> 
> 
> OUR RECENT HR2239 PUSH
> 
> Starting last Wednesday, October 15, 2003, VerifiedVoting.org began a
> campaign to call every Representative in the House and urge them to support
> HR2239. HR2239 is the Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of
> 2003 which calls for, among other things, a voter verifiable paper trail.
> Since the session ends at the end of October, we felt it was crucial to
> start a push at this time.
> 
> Our 76 diligent volunteers have contacted over 300
> Representatives. They have called, left messages, called again, sent
> information, and then reported their results back to us.
> 
> It's working!  We've gotten 6 new co-sponsors for the bill (bringing
> the total to 51). One of them (Millender-McDonald) is on the House
> Administration Committee, which is where the bill now resides; 5 are
> considering co-sponsorship; 12 support the bill; and, so far, only 4
> oppose it.
> 
> To see the results so far, check 
> http://www.verifiedvoting.org/houseofreps.asp
> 
> YOU CAN HELP (IT ONLY TAKES A MOMENT)
> 
> 1)  Call your Representative and ask if they support HR2239.
> 
> Check 
> http://www.verifiedvoting.org/resources/hr2239_volunteers/hr2239_effort.asp
> for instructions and resources.
> 
> If they don't know about the bill or the problems, direct them to some
> information. 
> 
> If they have specific concerns, let us know what they are.
> 
> If they do support the bill, ask them to co-sponsor it.
> 
> 
> 2) Then call both your Senators and ask them to introduce a companion bill
> to HR2239.
> 
> If we have a steady stream of calls about this issue, we might just be able
> to get a voter-verifiable paper trail by the 2004 election!!
> 
> Please don't delay. Make these three calls in the next few days.
> 
> KEY REPRESENTATIVES
> 
> Here are the names of some key players. If you are a constituent of one of
> these people, then you have an even greater chance of helping HR 2239.
> 
> Robert Ney (R-OH)  (202) 225-6265.  Chairman of the House Administration
> Committee where the bill currently is stuck.
> 
> Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (202) 225-4131. A sponsor of HAVA with an investment in
> making sure that it increases, rather than decreases, the fairness of
> elections.
> 
> James Langevin (D-RI) (202) 225-2735.
> 
> The following Republican members have been identified as being
> especially worth contacting:
> 
> Nancy Johnson -- http://www.house.gov/nancyjohnson/ (R-CT)
> Chris Shays -- http://www.house.gov/shays/ (R-CT)
> Rob Simmons -- http://www.house.gov/simmons/ (R-CT)
> Wayne Gilchrist -- http://gilchrest.house.gov/ (R-MD)
> Mark Kirk - http://www.house.gov/kirk/ (R-IL)
> Tim Johnson -- http://www.house.gov/timjohnson/ (R-IL)
> Steve King -- http://www.house.gov/steveking/ (R-IA)
> Chris Smith -- http://www.house.gov/chrissmith/ (R-NJ)
> Frank LoBiondo -- http://www.house.gov/lobiondo/ (R-NJ)
> 
> Thank you to everyone that has helped so far in this effort and to all those
> that can take the time to help now.
> 
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