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Six prominent members of Congress have requested an investigation into the
integrity of the vote. The decision could come as soon as Monday. Sign our
petition demanding a full investigation into whether the election was
conducted honestly or not. Also, share your personal story if you have
one -- members of Congress will use it in their call for an investigation.
Dear MoveOn member,
Questions are swirling around whether the election was conducted honestly or
not. We need to know -- was it or wasn't it?
If people were wrongly prevented from voting, or if legitimate votes were
mis-counted or not counted at all, we need to know so the wrongdoers can be
held accountable, and so we can prevent this from happening again.
Members of Congress are demanding an investigation to answer this question.
The decision on whether or not there will be an investigation could come as
soon as Monday. Join us in supporting the call for one now, at:
http://www.moveon.org/investigatethevote/
Then please invite your friends and colleagues to sign, as well. We need to
show Congress that hundreds of thousands of Americans are serious about
protecting the integrity of the vote.
We're all hearing the stories and wondering what's true and what isn't. But
at least two cases of serious problems are accepted beyond doubt:
In Broward County, Florida, electronic voting machines counted backwards: as
more people voted, the official vote count went down. [1]
In one Columbus, Ohio suburb, election officials have acknowledged that
electronic voting machines credited Bush with winning 4,258 votes, even
though only 638 people voted there. [2]
These are just cases where we know something went wrong. There were also
lots of reports of people being denied ballots on Election Day. So far,
these reports remain anecdotal, but they must be compiled and examined. And
the Internet is abuzz with theories about why the official counts were so
different from the exit polls.
Do you have a story? Were you prevented from voting? Tell us, at:
http://www.moveon.org/investigatethevote/
Six prominent members of Congress have called for an investigation.
Representatives Conyers (D-MI), Holt (D-NJ), Nadler (D-NY), Scott (D-VA),
Watt (D-NC) and Wexler (D-FL), have demanded that the U.S. General
Accounting Office:
immediately undertake an investigation of the efficacy of voting machines
and new technologies used in the 2004 election, how election officials
responded to difficulties they encountered, and what we can do in the future
to improve our election systems and administration. [3]
We've got to support their call by asking our own Representatives and
Senators to join them.
If you have a personal story of disenfranchisement, tell us. These members
of Congress have agreed to include our stories and comments in their call
for an investigation. Please sign now -- we'll deliver our compiled
statements to them on Friday.
Even if you don't have a personal story, your signature on our petition will
still help build support for an investigation.
To keep our faith in democracy, we need to know the facts. Your signature,
and your story if you have one, will help.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
--Carrie, Joan, Lee, Marika, Noah, Peter, Rosalyn, and Wes
The MoveOn.org Team
November 11th, 2004
Footnotes:
1. Broward Machines Count Backward, Palm Beach Post, November 5, 2004
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/politics/content/news/epaper/2004/11/05/a29a_BR
OWVOTE_1105.html
2. Glitch Gave Bush Extra Votes in Ohio, AP carried on CNN, November 5, 2004
http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/05/voting.problems.ap/
3. Letters from members of Congress to David Walker, Comptroller General of
the United States, demanding an investigation of the election: November 5th,
2004 & November 8th, 2004
http://www.house.gov/judiciary_democrats/gaoinvestvote2004ltr11804.pdf
http://www.house.gov/judiciary_democrats/gaoinvestvote2004ltr11804.pdf
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