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Paperless electronic voting machines will be used once again this fall, and

already during the primaries they failed. In Maryland crowds of legal voters

were turned away from the polls when the machines couldn't be started1.

There's a simple safeguard – have enough paper ballots on hand so the

election can go forward even if the machines let us down again. Obvious, right?

Senators Boxer (D-CA) and Dodd (D-CT) have introduced a last-minute bill which

would provide money to any state that is willing to print up the paper

ballots. It's cheap, it's easy, and there's no reason not to do it. But time is

short.

_Tell your Senator to support the emergency paper ballot bill._

(http://action.truemajority.org/campaign/paper_ballot_c4/w33wuiw205biij8?)

(http://action.truemajority.org/campaign/paper_ballot_c4/w33wuiw205biij8?)

TrueMajorityACTION started calling attention to the dangers of paperless

electronic voting back in 2004 with our " Computer Ate My Vote " campaign. Many

more states now require paper records of our votes, but still an alarming 40%

of ballots will be cast on electronic voting machines this November2. Even

Maryland's Republican Governor is now calling for a return to paper ballots3.

We'll keep working with our partners in the movement to make sure all states

eventually require a voter-verified paper record of every vote. In the

meantime, though, the Boxer-Dodd plan is a good backup.

The election is in weeks, and Congress adjourns in days -- _Send a message

now_ (http://action.truemajority.org/campaign/paper_ballot_c4/w33wuiw205biij8?)

and tell the Senate to protect our votes.

Then, _forward this message_

(http://action.truemajority.org/campaign/paper_ballot_c4/forward/w33wuiw205biij8\

?) on to your friends, so they can sign on

too. Don't wait.

Matt Holland

TrueMajorityACTION Online Director

1 - _The Sentinel_ (http://www.thesentinel.com/295412252776619.php)

2 - _New York Times_

(http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/26/washington/27ballotscnd.html) , 26 September

2006

3 - _New York Times_

(http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/24/us/politics/24voting.html) , 24 September

2006

(http://www.sensiblepriorities.org/pdf/chan_r2.pdf)

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Here's the message we'll send your Senators (_click here_

(http://action.truemajority.org/campaign/paper_ballot_c4/w33wuiw205biij8?) to

edit the

message):

I know there is a lot to do in the final days of the Congressional session,

but I strongly urge you to work to support the Boxer-Dodd emergency

legislation for paper ballots. I know that when the voting machines couldn't be

started

in Maryland earlier this month, voters were turned away from the polls.

That's the worst thing that can happen in a democratic election, and it's

outrageous to let it happen simply because someone didn't print enough backup

ballots. You're still in session for a few more days. Please put them to good

use in protecting our votes with this common-sense solution.

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