Ask John Kerry to cosponsor a bill for PAPER ballots not VAPOR ballots

(BBV=black box voting=voting on electronic machines which don't print paper ballots)

If you've already asked your own Senators to support voter-verified paper ballots, now contact John Kerry's office.

You can contact the office of any Senator by dialing
1-800-839-5276
and asking to be transferred to that Senator's office.

Leave a message asking him to cosponsor "The RECORD Act of 2004," bill number S.2313, which requires paper ballots be printed by electronic voting machines.

After Senators Bob Graham, Hillary Clinton, and Barbara Boxer each introduced their own bills on this subject, they came together to produce "The RECORD Act."

It has more cosponsors than similar Senate bills.



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http://www.moveleft.com/moveleft_essay_2004_04_26_the_record_act.asp
For people who want electronic voting machines to print paper balltots, there is a new bill in the Senate we can support.

"The RECORD Act of 2004," bill number S.2313, requires paper ballots. It states that paper ballots are the official record of election results.

It is similar to another good bill, "The Voter Confidence Act," bill number S.1980.

But The Record Act has more cosponsors, and I encourage activiists to support "The Record Act" in the Senate for that reason.

Cosponsors include Hillary Clinton (NY) and Barbara Boxer (CA), who previously introduced other bills on this subject. Other cosponsors of the RECORD Act include Charles Schumer (NY), Ernest Hollings (SC), Frank Lautenberg (NJ), and Blanche Lincoln (AR).

If you don't live in New York or Florida, where both Senators are already cosponsors, please ask your Senators to become cosponsors.

Dial 1-800-839-5276 (Capital Switchboard) and ask to be transferred to the office of one of your Senators.

Then you could say, for example, "I'd liike to leave a message for the Senator to please cosponsor "The RECORD Act," bill number S. 2313, to improve the accuracy of our elections."

By the way, if you are unfamilliar with why many people want electronic voting machines to print paper balltots, the concern is that if the machines count the votes wrong, there will be now way to do a meaningful recount, without paper ballots.



BBV: Phone Congress for "The Voter Confidence Act.," More at http://www.moveleft.com/moveleft_voter_conf_act_cosponsor_house_of_rep...

IMO, this is how you get a candidate to take a position.

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Sponsor: Sen Graham, Bob (introduced 4/8/2004)

Cosponsors: 7

Sen Boxer, Barbara - 4/8/2004
Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham - 4/8/2004
Sen Hollings, Ernest F. - 4/8/2004
Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. - 4/8/2004
Sen Lincoln, Blanche - 4/8/2004
Sen Nelson, Bill - 4/8/2004
Sen Schumer, Charles E. - 4/8/2004

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Perhaps, we could go to ballots made from hemp paper!

Thanks for the heads up.

The DNC is about to announce a huge expansion of its voting machine work. I posted details last night but redacted them for a variety of reasons. Expect the announcement either today or early next week.

A visitor to my website, moveleft.com, pointed out that there is a huge loophole in "The RECORD Act of 2004."

States can says it's a "technologically impossible" for them to require paper ballots, and then they won't have to.

`(D) The Commission will certify voting equipment that meets the requirements of section 301. States must use certified voting equipment, or the interim paper ballot system described in subparagraph (C), or apply to the Commission for a waiver which the Commission may grant if the State demonstrates that it is technologically impossible to comply with such requirements. States receiving such a waiver shall submit reports to the Commission demonstrating the steps the State is taking to remedy the technological impossibility.'.


Pleaee support "The Voter Confidence Act" in both houses.

HR.2239- House bill number of "The Voter Confidence Act."

S.1980- Senate bill number of "The Voter Confidence Act."

You can contact Congress by dialing
1-800-839-5276

and asking to be transferred to the office of the Congressperson or Senator.