Fw: Please read - save democracy

 

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From: rainbow7

To: rainbow7

Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2004 7:53 AM

Subject: Please read ...

There have been something like 51,000 (probably a lot more) reported accounts of voter intimidation, suppression, malfunctioning machines, suspicious, possible tampering with the voting machines, etc...  The 800 number, for voters to call if they had any problems, received over 100,000 calls 02 November 2004 ...

Iam sending this in hopes you will sign the petition to contest the presidential election NOT because i voted for Kerry BUT BECAUSE of the irregularities, malfeasance, testimony, affidavits, lawsuits. Tell our senators we are serious about  expecting honest, open and fair elections ...  that we want an

investigation of the efficacy of the voting machines and new technologies used in 2004 election, how election officials responded to the difficulties they encountered, and what we can do in the future to improve our elections systems and administration

There are close to 18,000 signatures so far with only 215 hours to go ... please sign .... This is a VOTER issue not a partisan issue. This is about democracy and trust!
 
Love
serena
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WOW! Look at the numbers in the right hand column.

The www.ContestTheVote.org campaign has been so successful that:

1. We are extending the drive until December 31, 2004, so that we can include people from around the country in our movement.
2. We have been contacted by many citizens and grassroots groups who are working on the same problem as www.ContestTheVote.org, and we intend to work with them.
3. We will establish a protocol that you can use to personally deliver petitions to your U.S. Senators and also to your U.S. Representatives who are members of the House Committee on the Judiciary. (We are petitioning the House Committee on the Judiciary so they will conduct formal hearings on voter fraud that occurred during the November 2004 election.)
4. If you are willing to participate in this petition drive in your state, please let us know right away.

According to the Electoral Count Act of 1887, one senator and one representative from Congress are needed to contest a presidential election prior to an inauguration. We have the representatives. We still need a senator. We want you to sign our petition to let your senators know that you want them to contest standing up with 14 members of the House of Representatives signed petitions will be delivered to each senator in person by a coalition of concerned individuals and representatives from a variety of organizations. organizations and individuals. the vote by when Congress reconvenes in January 2005. The

In the aftermath of the 2000 elections, we were greatly disappointed when
not one member of the Senate supported the request by members of the House of Representatives for an investigation into the voting irregularities in the November presidential election. We expected, however, that the flaws in the system would be investigated, and that by November 2004 we would be guaranteed a just and fair presidential election.

We now know that a just and fair election did not take place in 2004. We will not tolerate this, and we expect that our elected representatives will not tolerate this either.

The House and Senate have a right to jointly contest an election. When Congress reconvenes in January, at least 14 members of the House of Representatives will challenge the validity of the 2004 election. They will request an immediate "investigation of the efficacy of the voting machines and new technologies used in 2004 election, how election officials responded to the difficulties they encountered, and what we can do in the future to improve our elections systems and administration." Please demand that your senator join these 14 Representatives in their challenge. Demand that your senator contest the vote.

http://www.contestthevote.org/