Your right to vote...

...and to have that vote counted is the foundation of our democracy. And today, we're asking you to take action to protect that right. We're bringing you a critical action through Working Assets and ActForChange.com, the online resource for social change - please take a moment to contact Congress and urge support for the "Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act".
Urgent Action: Pass 'Gold Standard' Voting Machine Paper Trail Legislation Some disturbing reports of problems with electronic voting machines surfaced during the 2004 election. For example, in Columbus, Ohio, an electronic voting system reported that Bush received 4,258 votes while Kerry received 260 votes in a precinct where records show only 638 voters cast ballots. In North Carolina, a machine lost more than 4,500 votes due to a mistaken assumption about the memory capacity of a computer. While these glitches may not have changed the outcome of the election, they are highly troubling and clearly illustrate the need for a paper trail for all electronic voting machines. During the last session of Congress, a variety of bills were introduced calling for a voter verified paper audit trail for all computerized voting equipment. However, members of Congress couldn't seem to rally behind one bill, and none of those bills even made it to a vote. In the new session of Congress, a "gold standard" piece of legislation has been introduced -- the "Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act" (H.R. 550). This bill requires that all electronic voting equipment has a paper audit trail as well as requiring that voting machine vendors make their code available for public inspection and random audits. Please act today: Tell your members of Congress to co-sponsor and support the "Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act" (H.R. 550)!

Your message was sent to the following recipients:Your U.S. RepresentativeAs your constituent, I am writing to urge youto co-sponsor and support the "Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act" (H.R. 550). Please make paper trail voting machine legislation a top priority during the current session of Congress.Some disturbing reports of problems with electronic voting machines surfaced during the 2004 election. While these glitches may not have changed the outcome of the election, they are highly troubling and clearly illustrate the need for a paper trail for all electronic voting machines.During the last session of Congress, a variety of bills were introduced calling for a voter verified paper audit trail for all computerized voting equipment. However, members of Congress couldn't seem to rally behind one bill, and none of those bills even made it to a vote.In the new session of Congress, a "gold standard" piece of legislation has been introduced -- the "Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act" (H.R. 550). This bill requires that all electronic voting equipment has a paper audit trail as well as requiring that voting machine vendors make their code available for public inspection and random audits. Please co-sponsor and support this legislation.Please let me know how you intend to proceed on this issue.