Reply #6: Where was Bayh today? [View All]

[Starone]

I wrote him this week and he responded

Thank you for contacting me with information on possible
voting irregularities. I appreciate you bringing this matter to my
attention.

It may interest you to know that on November 5, 2004, several
members of the House of Representatives sent a letter to the U.S.
General Accountability Office (GAO) requesting an investigation into
alleged voting irregularities and voter disenfranchisement. The members
asked the GAO to "immediately undertake an investigation of the
efficacy of voting machines and new technologies used in the 2004
election, how election officials responded to difficulties they
encountered and what we can do in the future to improve our election
systems and administration." The letter specifically requests
investigations be undertaken in Ohio, Florida, North Carolina, and
California, but does not limit the investigation to those states. The GAO
has stated that it intends to release a report on electronic voting during
the 2004 Election in the near future.

There have been no hearings on this matter scheduled before
Congress at this time. Please be assured that I will keep your concerns
in mind, should this issue come before the Senate.


Best wishes

Evan Bayh
United States Senator

He said, "Please be assured that I will keep your concerns
in mind, should this issue come before the Senate." Today, thanks to Boxer it came before Senate....where the heck was Bayh? Thank goodness that some of the Dems kept my concerns in mind....my Senator sure didn't!