Call Your Senators about VIVA 2005
by txbirdman
Tue Feb 01, 2005 at 09:26:07 AM PDT
VIVA 2005 known as the Voting and Integrity Act of 2005 is waiting to be introduced in the Senate by Senator John Ensign R-NV. In a truly bipartisan effort Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid D-NV and Assistant Minority Leader Dick Durbin D-IL will be co-cosponsoring the bill.
Viva 2005 requires that:
Voters in federal elections be able to review a paper version of their ballot before it is cast and counted.
Paper ballots and electronic ballots produced by a voting machine must match. In the event of discrepancies, the voter verified paper ballot would be considered the correct record of the votes cast.
In the event of a recount or audit, the paper ballots would be used as the official record of votes cast.
If your senator is Republican or both, simply ask them to co-sponsor the bill.
If a Democrat ask them to simply support this bill.
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