Wednesday, February 09, 2005

Every vote should count

Join Senators Hillary Clinton and Barbara Boxer and becomne a citizen co-sponsor of vitally important election reform legislation. The bill is called Count Every Vote Act of 2005, and it does the following:

• Provide a verified paper ballot for every vote cast in electronic voting machines;
• Set a uniform standard for provisional ballots, so that every qualified voter within the state will know their votes are treated equally and will be counted; and
• Require the Federal Election Assistance Commission to issue standards that ensure uniform access to voting machines and election personnel in every community. It’s outrageous that some people in predominantly minority communities had to wait up to 10 hours to vote, while people in other communities often voted in minutes!

To becomine a citizen co-sponsor, visit http://www.friendsofhillary.com/CountEveryVote