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Our important work in voicing support for SB-500 to the Georgia Senate 
committee representatives was well rewarded.  A substitute version of the 
multi-partisan SB-500 legislation (the original with a few amendments) was 
unanimously passed by a quorum of the Senate's  State and Local Government 
Operations committee at ~4:30 pm, Thursday, 2004.03.11. A complete copy of 
the wording that was passed will probably be available soon, but the core 
requirement of including Voter Verified  Paper Ballot printouts [VVPB] on all 
of the State's Diebold systems has not  changed. Details of the bill can be 
found at:
   &lt;<a  rel="nofollow" href="http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2003_04/fulltext/sb500.htm";>http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2003_04/fulltext/sb500.htm</a>&gt;

To gain passage of SB-500 in this 2004 session, our bill now requires 
immediate action by the Senate Rules committee, the body responsible for 
putting legislation on the debate calendar for the Senate floor.

Any  parties who are interested in seeing  this legislation passed (ie, any 
and all voters with a basic understanding of computer technology and/or 
standard accounting practices) are again urged to lobby, call, write, fax or 
email our Georgia representatives and members of the Senate Rules committee 
from now through Tuesday, 2004.03.16 with their [succinct] comments in 
support of this important VVPB bill. The list of committee  members and their 
contact information links can be found at:
   &lt;<a  rel="nofollow" href="http://www.legis.state.ga.us/cgi-bin/gl_org_detail.pl?Com=gasrules";>http://www.legis.state.ga.us/cgi-bin/gl_org_detail.pl?Com=gasrules</a>&gt;

The chairman of the committee is
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DON BALFOUR (R-SS 09)
Capitol Phone:  (404) 656-0095
Fax Phone:       (404) 656-6581
District Phone:  (404) 656-0095

453 State Capitol Atlanta GA 30334
2312 Waterscape Trail Snellville GA 30078
====
The other committee members are:

Cagle, Casey (R-SS 49)
Vice Chairman

Price, Thomas E. (R-SS 56)
Secretary  [ ** SB-500 Sponsor **] 

Blitch, Peg (D-SS 07)
Member

Dean, Nathan (D-SS 31)
Member

Hamrick, Bill (R-SS 30)
Member

Hill, Jack (R-SS 04)
Member

Johnson, Eric (R-SS 01)
Member  [** SB-500 Sponsor **]

Kemp, Rene' D. (D-SS 03)
Member

Lamutt, Robert (R-SS 21)
Ex-Officio

Lee, Daniel W (R-SS 29)
Ex-Officio

Meyer von Bremen, Michael S (D-SS 12)
Member

Seabaugh, Mitch (R-SS 28)
Member   [* Member of SLGO Committee that approved SB-500]

Stephens, Bill (R-SS 51)
Member   [ ** SB-500 Sponsor **]

Thomas, Don R. (R-SS 54)
Member

Thomas, Nadine (D-SS 10)
Member

Unterman, Renee S. (R-SS 45)
Ex-Officio  [* Chair of SLGO Committee that approved SB-500]
 

If you are a Georgia resident with pertinent information and views on this 
issue to share with our State Senate members, you have a special invitation 
to join other voter rights activists of our coalition in &quot;playing the  ropes&quot; 
and lobbying for SB-500 in person at the Georgia State capital building on 
Friday,  2004.03.12, Monday 2004.03.15 and Tuesday, 2004.03.16. With a little 
luck, you will get so speak directly with one of the Rules committee members 
and voice your concerns for restoring voter confidence in Georgia's election 
process. The recommended best times are 8:00am to 9:30am and at the afternoon 
lunch break, but any respectful presence through the day is helpful.  SB-500 
lobbyists at the capital may want to seek out the Green party political 
coordinator, Hugh Esco, to get a little experienced guidance on acceptable 
lobbying procedures.

Note that this bill must pass the full Senate by the 33rd day of the 40 day 
session, the &quot;crossover&quot; day, in order to be debated and passed in the house, 
and subsequently signed into law by the Governor.

With sincere thanks for all your support and attention,
Aaron Ruscetta
Decatur, Georgia


Concerned voter, Electronic media and IT professional,  
Member of the Electronic Frontiers of Georgia (efga.org),
Member of the Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts (ale.org), and 
Contributing supporter of the Electronic Freedom Foundation (eff.org).


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This document was compiled and composed with the generous assistance
of members of the League Opposed to Virtual Elections, Count The Vote, the 
Georgia Green Party, Georgians Against Black Box Voting and the Voter 
Independence Project.
 

If you would like to learn more about this important issue and what you
can do to restore the integrity and transparency of elections in Georgia
and our nation, please link to any of the following sites:  

    <a  rel="nofollow" href="http://www.voterchoice.org/auditableballots.php";>http://www.voterchoice.org/auditableballots.php</a>  
    <a  rel="nofollow" href="http://www.verifiedvoting.com/";>http://www.verifiedvoting.com/</a>
    <a  rel="nofollow" href="http://www.countthevote.org/";>http://www.countthevote.org/</a>
    <a  rel="nofollow" href="http://www.blackboxvoting.com/";>http://www.blackboxvoting.com/</a>
    <a  rel="nofollow" href="http://www.voteamericavote.com/krugman.html";>http://www.voteamericavote.com/krugman.html</a> 
    <a  rel="nofollow" href="http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/voting/hava/hava.html";>http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/voting/hava/hava.html</a>



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