So what's the status of Rush Holt's Voter Verification Bill??

[ElementaryPenguin]

Can't we get any momentum generated towards getting this damn thing through?? Can't Howard Dean or Wesley Clark, or Edwards or John Kerry, Kennedy, some Dem make a huge stink RIGHT NOW!! I mean it's only the fate of American Democracy that's in the balance! The widely hated Evil/Fool War Chimp can't possibly get elected - this is the Reich Wing's only hope - and you know damn well they're gonna pull out ALL the stops!

http://holt.house.gov/issues2.cfm?id=7650

[ParanoidPat]

1. 118 co-sponsors to date.....

This list of cosponsors of H.R.2239 is from the Verified Voting.org website. If your representative is not on this list please call them and ask for their support! :evilgrin: :thumbsup:

Rep Abercrombie, Neil - 12/8/2003 (HI-1)
Rep Allen, Thomas H. - 11/18/2003 (ME-1)
Rep Baird, Brian - 6/17/2003 (WA-3)
Rep Baldwin, Tammy - 7/25/2003 (WI-2)
Rep Bass, Charles F. - 11/18/2003 (NH-2)
Rep Bell, Chris - 10/28/2003 (TX-25)
Rep Berman, Howard L. - 9/4/2003 (CA-28)
Rep Bishop, Timothy H. - 1/28/2004 (NY-1)
Rep Blumenauer, Earl - 11/25/2003 (OR-3)
Rep Boucher, Rick - 11/5/2003 (VA-9)
Rep Brady, Robert - 10/29/2003 (PA-1)
Rep Brown, Corrine - 7/9/2003 (FL-3)
Rep Brown, Sherrod - 6/24/2003 (OH-13)
Rep Capps, Lois - 10/28/2003 (CA-23)
Rep Cardoza, Dennis A. - 1/20/2004 (CA-18)
Rep Carson, Julia - 10/30/2003 (IN-7)
Rep Case, Ed - 7/21/2003 (HI-2)
Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy - 11/18/2003 (MO-1)
Rep Cole, Tom - 12/8/2003 (OK-4)
Rep Conyers, John, Jr. - 6/17/2003 (MI-14)
Rep Cooper, Jim - 11/14/2003 (TN-5)
Rep Cummings, Elijah E. - 10/16/2003 (MD-7)
Rep Davis, Danny K. - 7/21/2003 (IL-7)
Rep Davis, Tom - 11/18/2003 (VA-11)
Rep DeFazio, Peter A. - 9/4/2003 (OR-4)
Rep Delahunt, William D. - 1/27/2004 (MA-10)
Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. - 2/10/2004 (CT-3)
Rep Deutsch, Peter - 10/16/2003 (FL-20)
Rep Dicks, Norman D. - 12/8/2003 (WA-6)
Rep Dingell, John D. - 12/8/2003 (MI-15)
Rep Doggett, Lloyd - 11/14/2003 (TX-10)
Rep Engel, Eliot L. - 2/10/2004 (NY-17)
Rep Eshoo, Anna G. - 6/24/2003 (CA-14)
Rep Farr, Sam - 7/21/2003 (CA-17)
Rep Fattah, Chaka - 7/21/2003 (PA-2)
Rep Filner, Bob - 7/9/2003 (CA-51)
Rep Frank, Barney - 6/24/2003 (MA-4)
Rep Frost, Martin - 10/30/2003 (TX-24)
Rep Green, Gene - 9/4/2003 (TX-29)
Rep Grijalva, Raul M. - 9/4/2003 (AZ-7)
Rep Gutierrez, Luis V. - 11/17/2003 (IL-4)
Rep Hastings, Alcee L. - 7/25/2003 (FL-23)
Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. - 6/17/2003 (NY-22)
Rep Hoeffel, Joseph M. - 6/24/2003 (PA-13)
Rep Honda, Michael M. - 10/2/2003 (CA-15)
Rep Hooley, Darlene - 10/16/2003 (OR-5)
Rep Issa, Darrell E. - 2/4/2004 (CA-49)
Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. - 10/30/2003 (IL-2)
Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila - 10/29/2003 (TX-18)
Rep Jefferson, William J. - 11/5/2003 (LA-2)
Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice - 10/2/2003 (TX-30)
Rep Jones, Stephanie Tubbs - 7/21/2003 (OH-11)
Rep Kaptur, Marcy - 6/17/2003 (OH-90)
Rep Kildee, Dale E. - 9/4/2003 (MI-5)
Rep Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. - 9/4/2003 (MI-13)
Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. - 7/25/2003 (OH-10)
Rep Lantos, Tom - 7/9/2003 (CA-12)
Rep Larsen, Rick - 11/5/2003 (WA-2)
Rep Lee, Barbara - 6/17/2003 (CA-9)
Rep Lewis, John - 11/20/2003 (GA-5)
Rep Lipinski, William O. - 10/28/2003 (IL-3)
Rep Lofgren, Zoe - 11/6/2003 (CA-16)
Rep Lowey, Nita M. - 2/4/2004 (NY-18)
Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. - 9/4/2003 (NY-14)
Rep Matheson, Jim - 12/8/2003 (UT-2)
Rep McCollum, Betty - 11/21/2003 (MN-4)
Rep McDermott, Jim - 9/4/2003 (WA-7)
Rep McNulty, Michael R. - 1/20/2004 (NY-21)
Rep Meehan, Martin T. - 11/25/2003 (MA-5)
Rep Meek, Kendrick B. - 1/28/2004 (FL-17)
Rep Meeks, Gregory W. - 2/10/2004 (NY-6)
Rep Michaud, Michael H. - 11/21/2003 (ME-2)
Rep Millender-McDonald, Juanita - 10/28/2003 (CA-37)
Rep Miller, George - 9/4/2003 (CA-7)
Rep Moore, Dennis - 12/8/2003 (KS-3)
Rep Moran, James P. - 10/28/2003 (VA-8)
Rep Nadler, Jerrold - 9/4/2003 (NY-8)
Rep Napolitano, Grace F. - 2/4/2004 (CA-38)
Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes - 1/20/2004 (DC)
Rep Olver, John W. - 1/28/2004 (MA-1)
Rep Owens, Major R. - 6/24/2003 (NY-11)
Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr. - 1/20/2004 (NJ-8)
Rep Payne, Donald M. - 11/14/2003 (NJ-10)
Rep Petri, Thomas E. - 1/20/2004 (WI-6)
Rep Price, David E. - 12/8/2003 (NC-4)
Rep Rangel, Charles B. - 1/20/2004 (NY-15)
Rep Ross, Mike - 10/2/2003 (AR-4)
Rep Rothman, Steve R. - 7/9/2003 (NJ-9)
Rep Ryan, Tim - 1/20/2004 (OH-17)
Rep Sabo, Martin Olav - 1/20/2004 (MN-5)
Rep Sanders, Bernard - 10/16/2003 (VT)
Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. - 6/24/2003 (IL-9)
Rep Schiff, Adam B. - 11/21/2003 (CA-29)
Rep Scott, Robert C. - 6/24/2003 (VA-3)
Rep Shays, Christopher - 11/18/2003 (CT-4)
Rep Sherman, Brad - 1/20/2004 (CA-27)
Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh - 11/21/2003 (NY-28)
Rep Smith, Adam - 10/2/2003 (WA-9)
Rep Snyder, Vic - 12/8/2003 (AR-2)
Rep Stark, Fortney Pete - 11/5/2003 (CA-13)
Rep Stenholm, Charles W. - 1/20/2004 (TX-17)
Rep Strickland, Ted - 6/24/2003 (OH-6)
Rep Stupak, Bart - 12/8/2003 (MI-1)
Rep Thompson, Bennie G. - 10/16/2003 (MS-2)
Rep Tierney, John F. - 11/21/2003 (MA-6)
Rep Towns, Edolphus - 9/4/2003 (NY-10)
Rep Turner, Jim - 1/20/2004 (TX-2)
Rep Udall, Mark - 11/21/2003 (CO-2)
Rep Udall, Tom - 10/2/2003 (NM-3}
Rep Van Hollen, Chris - 6/17/2003 (MD-8)
Rep Velazquez, Nydia M. - 12/8/2003 (NY-12)
Rep Watson, Diane E. - 10/30/2003 (CA-33)
Rep Waxman, Henry A. - 1/20/2004 (CA-30)
Rep Weiner, Anthony D. - 2/10/2004 (NY-9)
Rep Wexler, Robert - 6/17/2003 (FL-19)
Rep Wilson, Joe - 1/20/2004 (SC-2)
Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. - 6/17/2003 (CA-6)
Rep Wynn, Albert Russell - 7/21/2003 (MD-4)

:kick:

[tom_paine]

4. Already called. He's a Repug, though

Rotsa ruck, huh?

[ParanoidPat]

7. Regardless of what party he belongs to.....

.....he's still your representative! Let him know how you feel and demand he do his job, representing you! :evilgrin:

[tom_paine]

8. Already done

:bounce: :bounce:

[aldian159]

5. just sent an e-mail

I live in Rahm Emanuel's district (IL-5). He's pretty receptive to our causes.

[Eric J in MN]

6. Call your Senators.

Call your Senators.

You can get their names and phone numbers from
http://www.vote-smart.org

Say something like:
Hello, my name is ____ and I'm calling from <your town>. Can I speak to someone about voting rights?

I would like to leave a message for Senator ____ to please co-sponsor S.1980, the Voter Confidence Act, which increases the accuracy of elections.

[ParanoidPat]

2. Don't forget the companion bill in the Senate.....

.....S.1980 :evilgrin:

Title: A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy under title III of such Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Graham, Bob (introduced 12/9/2003)
Cosponsors: 2 Sen Nelson, Bill - 2/23/2004 (FL) Sen Schumer, Charles E. - 2/23/2004 (NY)
Latest Major Action: 12/9/2003 Referred to Senate committee.
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Contact your Senator today. The only thing you have to lose is your vote!

:kick:

[RedEagle]

3. Get Sponsors for Graham's Bill, S. 1980

If that starts getting action in the Senate, the House will be more inclined.

Get Boxer and Clinton to drop their bills!

Clinton's S. 1986 is just plain bad,

and

Boxer's S. 2045 is a huge disappointment, and bans the use of thermal paper. I don't know why, because you just get 7 year non-fading, if fading is the issue. It's like no one researched this....