Action pnum779 Last 25 Messages Transmitted Log Pass The Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008 ********** [211743:072708] A.F., De Pere, WI Transparency and honesty must be the hallmarks of all US elctions. The verification by paper ballots will help to accomplish this goal. ********** [211612:072708] A.F., Albuquerque, NM Transparency and honesty must be the hallmarks of all US elctions. The verification by paper ballots will help to accomplish this goal. ********** [203202:070808] M.S., Princeton, NJ Representative Rush Holt is showing the way to go. He has my full support. ********** [181122:062208] J.B., Henrietta, NY Let us learn from the misdtakes from the last 2 Presidential elections and the failed Bush policies by making election more fair, don't allow this country to be victims of Fraud again. ********** [174119:041708] A.W., Walton, KY Representative Rush Holt (D-NJ) has introduced the "Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008" (HR5032). This act will help election authorities to make sure that every vote is counted, that every election result is verifiable. We have witnessed dozens of serious problems across our country with the hackable, rigable e-voting systems that most of our citizens are now forced to use. This is a horrible example of what "Democracy" is supposed to be. Please do all you can to support HR5032. ********** [104154:041708] R.B., Greensboro, NC Is there a "right to vote"? Most people think there is. If there is a right to vote, why are thousands of votes discarded, uncounted, every year? Why are millions prevented from voting because of their status in society? Why does the GOP regularly "clean up" voter lists to ensure that hundreds of thousands of black and latino voters are not allowed access to the voting booth? Clearly we need to have an explicit "right to vote" written into the constitution and universal suffrage, including anyone who wants to make a statement, regardless of age, disability, class, creed, or social standing. What are you doing to further this cause? ********** [131302:031908] J.S., Alachua, FL We will be the ones to blame if some not-too distant future finds our children wondering how we let a small group of individuals hijack the entire planet. Peace be with you. ********** [123352:030808] d.f., Arden, NC It is very important that this presidential election is not stolen as the last two were. We really shouls be using only paper ballots at this point as the touch screen voting machine companies have connections to major political figures and the programming is not able to be checked by voting officials. However if we cannot have all oaper ballots, this bill is necessary. ********** [162504:030708] M.R., Albuquerque, NM Although most states already have some measure in place to verify electronic voting, those that don't still have the potential to fraudulently determine an election. Florida proved that only one state's flawed system is necessary to thwart democracy. ********** [124930:030408] J.B., Roslindale, MA Pass The Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008 ********** [084410:030308] K.M., Minneapolis, MN This should have been resolved before so no more Gore/Bush mishap. ********** [123318:030208] M.T., Asheboro, NC Voting is our sacred right in the United States of America. Are we truly a democracy if we cannot safeguard this right? I urge you to pass the Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008. ********** [102751:030108] C.S., Fairfax, CA Our ballots must be paper, hand-counted and hand tabulated. As soon as any part of the process is computerized, it becomes vulnerable to tampering. ********** [084214:022408] M.S., Mill Valley, CA Please protect our democracy by protecting our votes. Many citizens now do not have confidence that their votes will be counted accurately. Please help pass "The Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008." ********** [083401:022208] R.P., Hockley, TX Enough is enough! Give us fair elections instead of telling other countries how to run their election run the USA elections right first. ********** [090813:022008] S.G., Queens Village, NY This election is an extremely important one for our country. Rep. Holt's legislation must be passed immediately. ********** [210318:021908] A.M., Schenectady, NY We need a verifiable paper trail for all elections to insure their integrity and to ensure that the voice of the voter is heard. There is every reason to mistrust electronic voting, it has proved to be susceptible to undetectable hacking, and no one seems to be willing to have another voting day in cases of questionable results. PAPER BALLOTS NOW! ********** [204719:021908] C.A., Tulsa, OK Oklahoma is no better than New hampshire's voting. We filled out paper, but then put it into a machine. Only counts verified by people counting paper ballots will do in this election. ********** [085648:021708] M.V., Tulsa, OK epresentative Rush Holt (D-NJ) has introduced the "Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008". This act will help election authorities using e-voting to convert to paper ballots, offer emergency paper ballots or convert audits by hand counts. We want to make sure that every vote is counted, that every election result is verifiable. According to Holt, there are six states that have no verifiable paper trail and counties in 14 other states have the same problem. That means 20 states cannot fully verify their votes in the primaries or the November Presidential election. This is no way to run a Democracy. This legislation needs to be passed immediately to protect our elections! Our democracy can only be as strong as the integrity of our elections. It is critical that we support Rep. Holt?s legislation. Citizens need to know that their vote will be counted, and that they can trust our electoral process. ********** [084047:021708] F.G., Tulsa, OK Our democracy is in danger of becoming a sham. Electronic voting is insecure especially when outsourced to such companies as Diebold. As a computer science major currently attending the University of Tulsa, and a activist within the Tulsa Republican party I can assure you that this is a major issue for me with regards to my continued support of you as my elected official. Please do all you can to support the Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008 and restore our democracy before it is too late. ********** [075227:021708] D.R., Little Rock, AR Our Constitutional Republic is being stolen from "We the People" if not already stolen. Regardless of either, the Rule of Representation of the PEOPLE's will is in your hands, will you become only a footnote in history or make a stand for "We the People are mad as HELL and we will not take this anymore", and I will not remain a slave to previledges to be free in a society Hitler, Stalin, and Mao only Dreamed of creating, "Your Papers Please". semper fi Drew Malone, Raines III USMC 1967-1977 ********** [222335:021608] R.C., Tulsa, OK Ron Paul and Obama had the election stolen from them in NH. In Obama's case it seems not to ultimately have had a negative effect, in Paul's case, he was robbed of needed momentum going into Super Tuesday. A way must be found to restore more than mere votes. In the case of Paul, there should be an entirely new vote required to allow him to get not only his votes back, but the advantages they would have afforded him on the first round. Without a paper trail, nothing of the sort will be possible. That is why as a first step in the direction of total vote restitution, the Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act is unquestionably necessary. ********** [165326:021608] M.K., Seattle, WA It is absolutely imperative that elections have paper records, not just electrons that disappear into thin air. ********** [134140:021408] D.D., Maryville, TN The necessity of providing accurate vote counts is much more important than which network chooses the winners first. It would be preferrable to take two days to count and re-count ballots, with an unbroken chain of accountability, than the system used in 2000 and 2004. It would help assure the proper count and hold people accountable in handling the votes. Please restore trust in our elections via using paper ballots. ********** [020634:021408] S.J., Fresno, CA Neo-con partisans run the companies that make voting machines. They are un-American and they hate freedom and democracy. They think the voters are wrong so they make machines to rig elections. I've had enough of stolen elections. Paper ballots that can be counted and audited fairly are our last hope to save our nearly lost democracy. **********