I went and sent out the form. I added the following line to the first paragraph:<br><br>Additionally, both the Republicans and the Democrats have written this into their state party platforms. <br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">
On 11/14/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Lee Loe</b> <<a href="mailto:leeloe@igc.org">leeloe@igc.org</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<p><span><font face="Verdana" size="1"><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Verdana;">Hi,</span></font></span><font face="Verdana" size="1"><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Verdana;"></span></font></p>
<p><span><font face="Verdana" size="1"><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Verdana;">I don't know if you've
heard about this - it's ridiculous. <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">18,382 votes have been LOST</span></b> by paperless voting machines in one
Florida House race.</span></font></span><font face="Verdana" size="1"><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Verdana;"></span></font></p>
<p><span><font face="Verdana" size="1"><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Verdana;">That's one in seven of the votes
cast there JUST GONE because electronic voting machines left no paper
record! The Republican candidate only won by 368 votes.</span></font></span><font face="Verdana" size="1"><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Verdana;"></span></font></p>
<p><span><font face="Verdana" size="1"><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Verdana;">Common Cause is jumping in,
demanding tests of the machines and a revote, and I just took action to push
for the big-picture solution - mandatory paper trails - by writing to my
Senator. I hope you'll join me at </span></font></span><font face="Verdana" size="1"><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M721485947076027137702165" title="http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M721485947076027137702165" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
<span><font title="http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M721485947076027137702165" color="black"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><span title="http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M721485947076027137702165">
www.GetItStraightby2008.org</span></span></font></span></a><span>.</span></span></font></p>
<p><span><font face="Verdana" size="1"><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Verdana;">This debacle didn't have to
happen. A voter-verified paper record of the ballot would have shown
voters that their choice in the race wasn't recorded.</span></font></span><font face="Verdana" size="1"><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Verdana;"></span></font></p>
<p><span><font face="Verdana" size="1"><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Verdana;">Ironically, that same day, those Florida voters overwhelmingly
approved a measure requiring paper receipts in their county. </span></font></span><font face="Verdana" size="1"><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M721485957076027137702165" title="http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M721485957076027137702165" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
<span><font title="http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M721485957076027137702165" color="black"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><span title="http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M721485957076027137702165">
GetItStraightby2008.org</span></span></font></span></a><span> is the campaign for that same solution nationwide.</span></span></font></p>
<p><span><font face="Verdana" size="1"><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Verdana;">The first step is flooding Congress
with 100,000 letters demanding voter-verified paper records and random audits
of electronic machines.</span></font></span><font face="Verdana" size="1"><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Verdana;"></span></font></p>
<p><span><b><font face="Verdana" size="1"><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold;">Write your
Senators NOW for a paper trail: </span></font></b></span><span><font face="Verdana" size="1"><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Verdana;"> </span></font></span><font face="Verdana" size="1"><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Verdana;">
<a href="http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M721485967076027137702165" title="http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M721485967076027137702165" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"><span><b><font title="http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M721485967076027137702165" color="black">
<span style="color: windowtext; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><span title="http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M721485967076027137702165">www.GetItStraightby2008.org</span></span></font></b></span></a><span><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">
.</span></b></span></span></font></p>
<p><span><font face="Verdana" size="1"><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Verdana;">When you act, you join Common Cause
in documenting voting problems nationwide, pushing for a revote in Sarasota, and forcing the
Senate's hand on clean elections. Please pass this message on far and
wide.</span></font></span><font face="Verdana" size="1"><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Verdana;"></span></font></p>
<p><span><font face="Verdana" size="1"><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Verdana;">Thanks,</span></font></span><font face="Verdana" size="1"><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Verdana;"><br>
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<span>Lindmuth</span></span></font></p>
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