SUPPORT "VIVA 2005" for Voter Verified Paper Ballots*

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There is a MAJOR bill in the senate and we need to call our senators to get their support for it. The bill requires a VOTER-VERIFIED PAPER BALLOT.
VIVA will require that:


Voters be able to verify the accuracy of their ballot "in a private and independent manner" by allowing the voter to review an individual paper version of the "voter's ballot" before the "voter's ballot" is cast and counted.
All electronic records produced by any voting system will be consistent with the paper records.
In the event of any inconsistencies or irregularities between any electronic records and paper records, the voter verified paper record is considered the true and correct record of the votes cast.
The paper ballots be used as the OFFICIAL record for the purpose of any recount or audit, conducted with respect to any election for Federal Office.

The legislation has been introduced by a Republican so may have a good chance of passing -- but we need to get behind this effort.

This bill has a chance as it is sponsored by a Republican, and will help stop additional damage done by states purchasing more
equipment without verified paper ballots. YOUR CALLS can make the difference. It takes 5 minutes. DO IT NOW. *Do NOT make a partisan call. Do NOT make accusations, talk about fraud, Ohio or even suggest you have a party affiliation. Simply factually state your support of Senator Ensign's VIVA 2005 and ask your Republican Senator to co-sponsor & your Democratic Senator to support it rather than Senator Dodd's alternative.

*SUPPORT "VIVA 2005" for Voter Verified Paper Ballots*

We're back in the halls of the Senate Office Buildings, going into offices and enrolling Republican Senators to co-sponsor Senator Ensign's bill, VIVA 2005 for mandatory Voter Verified Paper Ballots.

Your help is vital to our success. Your phone calls and faxes cause our Senators to want to join this effort for election justice. Let's get this done! If you already called, thank you! And if not, Please, pick up the phone. Make our collective effort a success. please do it now: this is our last day.

Do you have Democratic Senators? Call them now, ask them to support this bill, and NOT to support Senator Dodd's bill. Find out why here:
http://www.ballotintegrity.org/action.html. It's a fast, simple phone call. The aides are nice people.

Here's the Capitol Switchboard number: [phone]. Senate offices are open 9-5 EST.

If you have already called a Senator or two, please call a friend in a Republican state and ask that they call. Please urge
REPUBLICAN co-sponsorship of VIVA 2005 for Voter Verified Paper Ballots.

Here, again, are the states with Republican Senators:

AL, AZ, AR, CO, FL, GA, ID, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MN, MS, MO, MT, NB, NV, NH, NM, NC, OH, OK, OR,
PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WY

Contact list of Republican Senators direct phone lines available here: http://www.ballotintegrity.org/action.html