Ohio Duers.......please read

[shirlden]

We need to start calling, faxing, snail mailing and e-mailing our state legislators to ask them to support the bills now in house regarding a voter verified paper ballot.

The Senate Bill is #167 written by Senator Theresa Fedor (D.Dist #11) and co-sponsors are, Fingerhut (D. #25), Miller (D. #15), Zurz (D. #28), Roberts (D. # 21) and Prentiss (D. #21)

The House Bill is #358 written by Ujvagi (D. #47),and co-sponsors are Boccieri (D. #61), Fessler (D. #79), Yates (D. #33), Seitz (R. #30), Kearns (R. #72), Miller (D. #13), Allen (D. #39), Hoops (R. #75), Brown (D. #48), Brinkman (R. #34), Perry (D. #49), Redfern (D. #80)
(Please note that 4 of these are Republicans so this gives us a big lift on getting by-partisan support).

Language on both bills is the same. The primary change is to Ohio Revised Code Sec. 3506.10
(O) It shall produce a voter-verified paper record that is suitable for a recount or a manual audit and that is the equivalent or superior to the paper record produced by a paper ballot system by doing both of the following:
(1). Producing a permanent paper record, which shall be made available for inspection and verification by the voter at the time the ballot is cast and which shall be preserved in the same manner as paper ballots are preserved under section 3505.31 of the Revised Code. The record produced under this division shall be the official record used for any recount or manual audit conducted with respect to any election in which the voting machine is used.
(2.) Providing the voter with an opportunity to correct any error made by the voting machine before the permanent record is preserved for use in a recount or manual audit.

If you need to find your House or Senate representative go to
www.legislature.state.oh.us You can put in your zip code and get the name, phone #, fax # and e-mail address.

If your rep is on the list of sponsors, please call and thank them.

Please pass this on to all family, friends, and organizations. We are running out of time in Ohio.

[Kolesar]

1. I called Rep Callender and Senator Robert Gardner

I got Callender's answering machine & left a message. :)

[shirlden]

2. Thanks Spike

Pass the word. We have to get this done.

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[shirlden]

3. A late night kick

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[Kolesar]

4. You know, "activism" should be the busiest forum on DU

Instead, the members spend too much time fileting the candidates in GD-P2004. (not all DUers, though)

[shirlden]

5. 100 % agreement with that statement

I keep wondering why they are even bothering with picking a candidate when Diebold has already done the voting for us.
Every person on this board should be in the thick of the fight over the BBV issue. I am a committed ABB who is praying hard that Lieberman does not get the nom.......


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[shirlden]

6. Still kicking

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[willie13705]

7. Right behind you...

As always, thank you Shirlden for getting the ball rolling.
I appreciate the link to find our House and Senate representatives.

I emailed;

Hi_____________ _______________,

I am contacting you today to ask if you would consider supporting bill #_______________ to insure correct election totals in this technically advancing society.

Thank you,
Bill Wiltrack
Resident of district _________________________

[shirlden]

8. Thanks, Bill

Knew I could count on you. Hope you talked to all your friends and family.

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