I am forwarding this on, as it is an issue I am very concerned about.
If you don't like signing petitions, you can go to the website just to
read more about the new House Bill, and then call or write your Rep.
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Hi Folks
I don't usually spam folks anymore about political things, but this one
seems simple and so effects our rights for have our vote counted as it
was
intended, the root of a democratic society. It's very easy to sign the
petition - the link goes straight to the site. If you see fit, please
pass
this one on.
Naomi
This petition is for a national law giving us voter verified paper
ballots
by 2006. Many of our current voting machines are DRE's (Direct
Recording
Electronic systems) which do not produce a record of individual votes
at
all. Other systems have optical scan ballots, but only the vote total
produced by the ballot scanning software is ever counted. The GAO
continues
to warn that we are too reliant on voting software and that errors can
become certified election results.
HB550 would require that ballots be the vote of record upon which we
base
our election results. The petition's website is:
http://www.icountcoalition.org/ .
Please let your voice be heard in Washington by signing this petition,
and
forwarding the link. People of all political affiliations are
interested in
this bill. After all, nothing is more reflexive to the American
psyche than
counting everyone's vote.
Thank you for helping to make verifiable elections a reality!
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"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of
strength that will endure
as long as life lasts." --Rachel Carson
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