Muusja Mailing List: ACTION ALERT FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

[Lauren Culbert (lculbert]

ACTION ALERT--KEY ELECTION REFORM VOTE IN HOUSE THIS WEEK.

As early as Thursday, Sept 6, the House of Representatives could vote on
Rep. Rush Holt's Voter Confidence bill, HR 811. This legislation--which is
supported by the UUA--would require paper records and mandatory audits of
electronic voting machines to ensure their accuracy and guarantee secure,
verifiable elections. In the next 24 hours, we will have our best - and,
most likely, our last - opportunity to ensure that electronic voting machine
ballots are backed by paper records in the critical 2008 elections. 

To support this critical legislation, call your Representative at (202)
255-3121 as soon as possible and ask them to support HR 811. Our friends at
Common Cause are encouraging callers to share the results of their efforts 

For more information about the bill, see
http://www.federalelectionreform.com/holt_bill.html  

The UUA General Assembly adopted an Action of Immediate Witness on
Electronic Voting
<http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=412599419&url_num=10&url
=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.uua.org%2Fsocialjustice%2Fsocialjustice%2Fstatements%2F134
25.shtml>  in 2004; and a Responsive Resolution in 2007 on Voting Rights for
Communities of Color
<http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=412599419&url_num=11&url
=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.uua.org%2Fsocialjustice%2Fsocialjustice%2Fstatements%2F315
72.shtml> .