BBV: Voter Confidence Act gains another Senate cosponsor (keep calling)

[Eric J in MN]

PLEASE KEEP PHONING THE SENATE. SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS.

Senator Mark Dayton of Minnesota became a cosponsor of "The Voter Confidence Act," bill number S.1980, to require electronic voting machines to print paper ballots, which allows for meaningful recounts and audits.

The Senate sponsor is Bob Graham of Florida,
and these are the cosponsors:
Sen Dayton, Mark - 5/18/2004
Sen Hollings, Ernest F. - 4/1/2004
Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. - 3/25/2004
Sen Nelson, Bill - 2/23/2004
Sen Schumer, Charles E. - 2/23/2004


Dayton and Schumer are on the Senate Rules and Adminstration Committee, which has the power to send the bill to the floor of the Senate.

We need to persuade a majority on this committee to support "The Voter Confidence Act."

Senate Rules and Administration Committee

Republican Committee Members
Trent Lott, Chairman (R-MS)
Ted Stevens (R-AK)
Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Don Nickles (R-OK)
Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Bill Frist (R-TN)
Gordon Smith (R-OR)
C. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)
Rick Santorum (R-PA)

Democratic Committee Members
Chris Dodd, Ranking Member (D-CT)
Daniel K. Inouye (D-HI)
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)
Tom Daschle (D-SD)
Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)
Mark Dayton (D-MN)
Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)
John Breaux (D-LA)


You can call any or all of them by dialing
1-800-839-5276 (Capitol Switchboard)
and asking to be transferred to their office.

Then leave a message such as, "Please let the full Senate vote on 'The Voter Confidence Act,' bill number S.1980, to improve the accuracy of elections."


http://www.verifiedvoting.org/fair_elections.asp

[NMDemDist2]

1. i called both my Senators and by congressdude yesterday eom

[Eric J in MN]

2. Thanks. Please choose a few Senators on the Rules and

Thanks. Please choose a few of the Senators on the Rules and Administration Committee to phone, too.

Senate Rules and Administration Committee

Republican Committee Members
Trent Lott, Chairman (R-MS)
Ted Stevens (R-AK)
Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Don Nickles (R-OK)
Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Bill Frist (R-TN)
Gordon Smith (R-OR)
C. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)
Rick Santorum (R-PA)

Democratic Committee Members
Chris Dodd, Ranking Member (D-CT)
Daniel K. Inouye (D-HI)
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) (cosponsor)
Tom Daschle (D-SD)
Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)
Mark Dayton (D-MN) (cosponsor)
Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)
John Breaux (D-LA)


You can call any or all of them by dialing
1-800-839-5276 (Capitol Switchboard)
and asking to be transferred to their office.

Then leave a message such as, "Please let the full Senate vote on 'The Voter Confidence Act,' bill number S.1980, to improve the accuracy of elections."

[Eric J in MN]

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[dusty64]

6. Glad to see Schumer onboard.

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[Eric J in MN]

7. Schumer was one of the first cosponsors. Dayon just became

Schumer was one of the first cosponsors. Dayon just became a cosponsor this week.

Hillary Clinton is cosponsorng an alternative bill called "The RECORD Act," which has a giant loophole which lets states say it's "impossible" for them to provide voter-verifiable paper ballots instead of doing so.

If you're in NY, please thank Schumer for supporting "The Voter Confidence Act" and ask him to keep fighting for this, and ask Hillary Clinton to also cosponsor "The Voter Confidence Act."

For a comparison of the two bills, go to:
http://www.moveleft.com/moveleft_essay_2004_04_30_the_record_act.asp

[Bombtrack]

8. This issue would get alot more exposure if Graham were the vp nominee

Just one of the many reasons I think he's our best bet.

[Eric J in MN]

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