This may be of interest to those concerned about access to voting by
disabled persons.

Steve

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Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 4:46 PM
Subject: ALERT: Call For Election Reform TODAY


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>   ACTIVIST NETWORK  --  People For the American Way
>   Alert Date: Dec. 12, 2001  --  Circulate Until: Dec. 12, 2001
> ________________________________________________________________
>
> REMINDER: National Call-In Day for Election Reform TODAY!!!
>               ***Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2001***
> ________________________________________________________________
>
> ACTION:
>
> Call 1-877-703-9491 TODAY and ask your senators to support
> Election Reform
>
> ACTION PLAN:
>
> On December 12, 2000, the 35-day battle over Florida's
> presidential ballots was ended by the U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4
> decision in Bush vs. Gore.
>
> On December 12, 2001, PFAW's ally, the Leadership Conference on
> Civil Rights, is sponsoring a national call-in day urging the
> Senate to pass the Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act to
> ensure that every vote counts and every vote is counted.
>
> This Wednesday, please call your senators with our toll-free
> number and deliver the message: the Senate must pass the Equal
> Protection of Voting Rights Act (also called the Dodd-Conyers
> bill) before Congress recesses for the year!
>
>     1-877-703-9491
>
> The senators are waiting to hear from you on this issue, so it
> is crucial that you make this call and let them know that you
> support the Dodd/Conyers Election Reform bill.
>
> Your senators are:
>
> Sen. Patty Murray
>
> Sen. Maria Cantwell
>
> ________________________________________________________________
>
>                       *** THE MESSAGE ***
>
> 1. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE
>
> In order to regain the trust and full participation of voters
> across the country, we need comprehensive election reform before
> next year's elections.  But it will only happen if the Dodd-
> Conyers bill becomes law soon.
>
> Each state would be responsible for implementing many of the
> changes the Dodd-Conyers bill requires.  Almost 75% of the state
> legislatures are scheduled to adjourn by the end of June 2002; a
> few have no plans to meet next year.  Without the timely
> passage of the Dodd-Conyers bill, the states will not be able to
> complete these critical reforms before the 2002 elections.
>
> 2. THE DODD-CONYERS BILL WILL HELP PROTECT OUR VOTING RIGHTS
>
> Comprehensive election reform must include minimum standards
> AND enforcement mechanisms for:
>
> - provisional balloting;
> - polling place accessibility for disabled voters;
> - voting systems that allow people with disabilities, limited-
>   English skills and others to cast a secret ballot;
> - voting systems that notify voters of undervotes and
>   overvotes and allow them to correct their ballots before
>   they are cast.
>
> Election reform must also work to prevent fraud and ensure that
> all legal voters can vote.  The Dodd-Conyers bill is the only
> legislation to date that does all this.
>
>
> For more information on election reform, visit:
>
>     http://www.pfaw.org/news/press//2001-12-05.350.phtml
> ________________________________________________________________
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