Don't Let HAVA Force States To Buy INSECURE Voting Machines
HAVA DEADLINES MUST BE EXTENDED TO ALLOW STATES TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS
ACTION PAGE: http://www.coalitionforvotingintegrity.com
A number of states are under a lot of pressure to buy insecure and expensive electronic voting systems because of deadlines in the HAVA (Help America Vote Act).
A bill has been introduced in the House (HR 4666) to give the states more time to make wise decisions on systems which have not even been adequately tested and qualified yet. Otherwise they will lose federal funding due them under HAVA.
ACTION PAGE: http://www.coalitionforvotingintegrity.com
No board of elections should be forced to make decisions before certification of all available voting systems is completed. Manufacturers should not risk quality defects by rushing machines out the door. We the people should not be rushed into bad decisions. Our vote and its integrity are more important than an arbitrary deadline. To stop the impending HAVA train wreck, we urge you to support HR 4666, introduced by Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (PA-08) on January 31 to extend the deadline for HAVA compliance past the 2006 primary season without penalty. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. This bill and its eventual companion in the Senate must be fast-tracked so that as many counties as possible can benefit from the extended deadline. The only way that will happen is if members of Congress hear from their constituents that passage of HR 4666 must be a priority.
Please take action NOW, so we can win all victories that are supposed to be ours, and forward this message to everyone else you know.
Informant: JHW369
ACTION PAGE: http://www.coalitionforvotingintegrity.com
A number of states are under a lot of pressure to buy insecure and expensive electronic voting systems because of deadlines in the HAVA (Help America Vote Act).
A bill has been introduced in the House (HR 4666) to give the states more time to make wise decisions on systems which have not even been adequately tested and qualified yet. Otherwise they will lose federal funding due them under HAVA.
ACTION PAGE: http://www.coalitionforvotingintegrity.com
No board of elections should be forced to make decisions before certification of all available voting systems is completed. Manufacturers should not risk quality defects by rushing machines out the door. We the people should not be rushed into bad decisions. Our vote and its integrity are more important than an arbitrary deadline. To stop the impending HAVA train wreck, we urge you to support HR 4666, introduced by Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (PA-08) on January 31 to extend the deadline for HAVA compliance past the 2006 primary season without penalty. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. This bill and its eventual companion in the Senate must be fast-tracked so that as many counties as possible can benefit from the extended deadline. The only way that will happen is if members of Congress hear from their constituents that passage of HR 4666 must be a priority.
Please take action NOW, so we can win all victories that are supposed to be ours, and forward this message to everyone else you know.
Informant: JHW369
rudkla - 4. Feb, 10:45
