Call Congress Now to Protect Our Votes
MoveOn.org
With
just a few weeks left until Election Day, it's increasingly urgent that
Congress act now to ensure that we all have a chance to vote on Voter
Verified Paper Ballots.
Members
of Congress will only be in Washington for a couple of weeks before
leaving to hit the campaign trail. We've got to demand immediate action
on a key federal bill that would require paper ballots: the Senate bill
S.2437, sponsored by Sen. John Ensign (R-NV).
Please call our Senators now:
Senator Tom Harkin
Washington, DC: 202-224-3254
Senator Charles E. Grassley
Washington, DC: 202-224-3744
Urge our Senators to:
“Please co-sponsor Senator Ensign's 'Voting Integrity and Verification Act,' S.2437.”
The
evidence is overwhelming: electronic voting terminals are susceptible
to manipulation before and after voting. If they malfunction, votes may
be lost irretrievably. That's why we should be able to verify our votes
on secure paper ballots that can be counted and re-counted.
The
Senate bill above would require that all electronic voting systems
provide a Voter-Verified Paper Ballot, and would make the paper ballot
the official ballot of record. Ensign's Senate bill would do this by
2006.
Even a
2006 deadline will help convince state election officials that they
shouldn't buy electronic voting terminals this year or next unless they
produce Voter-Verified Paper Ballots.
We deserve the most reliable and trustworthy voting systems available anywhere. Please make these calls today.
Thank you, for all you do.
Peter Schurman
MoveOn.org
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