Electronic voting in November?

01/28/2008

Electronic voting in November?

We're running out of time to make sure voters use paper ballots this November. A new bill in Congress gives us one more chance. Can you ask Rep. Walz to co-sponsor the Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act (H.R. 5036)?

Representative Tim Walz
Phone: 202-225-2472

Report your call


Friends,

If Americans are going to vote on paper ballots by November, we're down to the wire.

A new emergency bill has been introduced in the House by Rep. Rush Holt of New Jersey. The bill urges election officials to switch from unreliable electronic voting machines to paper ballots and audits by offering to pay for the move.

Your representative, Tim Walz, has co-sponsored similar bills in the past, but he hasn't yet co-sponsored this urgent bill.

Can you ask Rep. Walz to co-sponsor the Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act (H.R. 5036)?

Representative Tim Walz
Phone: 202-225-2472

Then, please report your call by clicking here:

http://pol.moveon.org/call?tg=FHMN_01&cp_id=725&id=11974-8299453-XlTkxb&t=482

The New York Times Magazine cover story has brought new attention to this issue, but we need Congress to move quickly.2 The more representatives co-sponsor this bill today, the faster Congress can vote.

After spending millions of dollars on electronic voting machines, many election officials are reluctant to spend more money switching to paper ballots. But if Congress offers to pay the cost, we're likely to see more and more states and counties using paper ballots and audits in November.

Many states—from Florida to Ohio to Colorado—are already replacing electronic voting machines with paper ballots. But other battleground states—like Pennsylvania and Virginia—are still using flawed, insecure, and hackable electronic voting machines.3 This bill is an important first step to avoid the biggest threats to the election.

Rep. Walz can protect the integrity of the election in November by co-sponsoring the Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act (H.R. 5036). Please call him today at:

Representative Tim Walz
Phone: 202-225-2472

Then, please report your call by clicking here:

http://pol.moveon.org/call?tg=FHMN_01&cp_id=725&id=11974-8299453-XlTkxb&t=483

Thank you for all you do.
–Noah, Matt, Carrie, Joan, and the MoveOn.org Political Action Team
Monday, January 28th, 2008

Sources:

1. "A Quick Fix for Electronic Voting," New York Times editorial, January 16, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/16/opinion/16wed1.html

2. "Can You Count on Voting Machines?" New York Times Magazine, January 6, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/magazine/06Vote-t.html

3. Verified Voting's map of state voting systems
http://www.verifiedvoting.org/