Elections / Legislation

The Indy (http://indy.pabn.org) interviewed Democratic president candidate Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) on March 14, 2004, as he campaigned in Normal, Illinois before the Illinois primary:

...Sept. 11 Victims' Families * Interview with Andrew Rice, steering committee member of September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris

open note to DNC- we will not accept John Kerry. WE WILL NOT unite behind John Kerry. You are throwing the election to bush by forcing us to vote green.

"It's a victory for common sense against the scientific dogmatism of those who think evolution should be protected from any critical examination" -- Bruce Chapman, president of Discovery Institute

A link to the new GPoMC newsletter.

The debate over media ownership rules is coming to Rochester. Today at 7pm at St. John Fisher, the public will have the opportunity to ask questions regarding the ownership of local print radio and television stations. Recently the FCC voted to relax the restrictions governing the percentage of media outlets a single company could own in a single market. Diversity is essential to a free and democratic media.

...Other Transportation Alternatives. Interview with Hank Dittmar, executive director of Reconnecting America, conducted by Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus

FAIR ELECTIONS MIGHT BE POSSIBLE IN 2004, AFTER ALL

Our best, and possibly only, opportunity to require a voter-verifiable paper trail for electronic voting everywhere in the U.S. for the November 2004 election is "The Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2003." The House version (H.R. 2239) was introduced in May by Rep. Rush Holt. The Senate version (S. 1980) was introduced in December by Senator Bob Graham.

VerifiedVoting.org is in the midst of a campaign to contact every Senator as many times as possible to let them know how much we care about passing this bill. We have heard that the House bill may not move until the Senators are clear on which of the three voting bills (Clinton's S.1986, Boxer's S.2045, or Graham's S.1980) is gaining the most support.

It is important that GRAHAM's bill emerge as the obvious choice, or it is unlikely that we will have a paper trail by this election.

PLEASE take a moment to use the 1-800-839-5276 number and:

1) Call your Senator and ask their position on S. 1980. Tell them you support it, and ask them to co-sponsor.

2) Report the results of your calls to pass2239@verifiedvoting.org so they can update the data about the legislators.

Also: post this notice on any other blogs you go to.

If you need information on the voting issue or the bills go to http://www.verifiedvoting.org.

Media smug at Edwards pageant

Nationwide Call to Action