Coalition for Voting Integrity

eRobin over at Factesque is working her ass off in the 'burbs of Philly rounding up support for the Fitzpatrick Amendent [as in Mike Fitzpatrick (PA-08)] with a nonpartisan group she belongs to called the Coalition for Voter Integrity. The work she/they is/are doing has to do with the Help America Vote Act [HAVA].

During the meetings with Fitzpatrick and his staff one thing became abundantly clear to me: if this bill is going to pass in time to make a difference, it will only be because enough citizens from around the country call their Congressional reps in the Senate and the House to say that they want it to be law. We need you to pick up the phone again today and call your Senators and your Reps and tell them that Fitzpatrick's bill to extend the HAVA deadline past the primary must pass immediately. I don't have a number for it yet, but when I do, I'll post it. It's possible that the aide won't know what you're talking about. That's okay. This is all happening very fast. If you mention HAVA and Fitzpatrick, they'll get the message.

Also important: The Coalition for Voting Integrity needs funds to keep doing the phenomenal work that is has been doing over the last eight months. In addition to the Fitzpatrick bill and some other legislation that is still under consideration, we have also sued the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania over inconsistent certification standards. This is a groundbreaking lawsuit that will have national implications - none other than defender of the vote, Ion Sancho, supports it. But we need funds to keep it going. Please make a donation to CVI here. (Funny story: I've been telling the other women in CVI how powerful the netroots are. We had a real-life fundraiser that didn't do too well and I was placed in the role of Mary Netroots Sunshine telling them all how my guys would come through for us. So it's my butt on the line here too. My butt and our democracy! Save whichever means more to you.)

Lend eRobin a hand, spread the word.

Comments

[eRobin]

Thanks, Albert. You're the best. We have an incredibly long fight ahead of us to regain the vote.

[acm]

uh, for those who don't know what Fitzpatrick is up to or what HAVA stands for, perhaps a line of clue?