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Election Integrity Bill Introduced in Congress

By Jeralyn, Section Legislation
Posted on Tue Jan 23, 2007 at 03:45:54 PM EST
Tags: elections (all tags)
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Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-CA) has introduced the Federal Election Integrity Act (H.R. 101.) It would prohibit chief state election officials from engaging in political activity on behalf of federal candidates over whose elections the officials have supervisory authority.

How would this help? According to Rep. Davis's office (received by e-mail, no link)

This bill would prevent the troubling conflicts of interest that we saw in the cases of Ken Blackwell and Katherine Harris.

Whether the bill gets a hearing or even traction, depends in part on you. If you support it, contact your own member of Congress and ask them to sign on as co-sponsors of H.R. 101.

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    Milwaukee? (none / 0) (#1)
    by jarober on Tue Jan 23, 2007 at 06:00:49 PM EST
    And it wouldn't help at all in the cases of election fraud that got documented with Democrats at fault - as in Wisconsin.

    Funny how TL omitted that one.

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