BBV -HR2239 paper trail gets new sponsors - we need calls to GOP maybe's

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HR2239 is the Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of
2003 which calls for, among other things, a voter verifiable paper trail. This session ends at the end of October, so a push at this time is in effect - and has already produced 6 new co-sponsors for the bill (bringing the total to 51). One of them (Millender-McDonald) is on the House Administration Committee, which is where the bill now resides; 5 are considering co-sponsorship; 12 support the bill; and, so far, only 4 are known to oppose it. up to data data is at http://www.verifiedvoting.org/houseofreps.asp

instructions and resources for lobbying are at David Dill's site:
http://www.verifiedvoting.org/resources/hr2239_volunteers/hr2239_effort.asp

A Senate companion bill is also needed.

Doctor Dill identifies the following as key players, so calls from constituents of one of these people may have more impact.

Robert Ney (R-OH) [phone]. Chairman of the House Administration Committee where the bill currently is stuck.

Steny Hoyer (D-MD) [phone]. A sponsor of HAVA with an investment in making sure that it increases, rather than decreases, the fairness of elections.

James Langevin (D-RI) [phone].

The following Republican members have been identified as being
especially worth contacting:

Nancy Johnson -- http://www.house.gov/nancyjohnson/ (R-CT)
Chris Shays -- http://www.house.gov/shays/ (R-CT)
Rob Simmons -- http://www.house.gov/simmons/ (R-CT)
Wayne Gilchrist -- http://gilchrest.house.gov/ (R-MD)
Mark Kirk - http://www.house.gov/kirk/ (R-IL)
Tim Johnson -- http://www.house.gov/timjohnson/ (R-IL)
Steve King -- http://www.house.gov/steveking/ (R-IA)
Chris Smith -- http://www.house.gov/chrissmith/ (R-NJ)
Frank LoBiondo -- http://www.house.gov/lobiondo/ (R-NJ)