May 21. FL GOV. CRIST SIGNS VOTER VERIFIED PAPER BALLOT LEGISLATION HB537 INTO LAW!!! WE WON!!! Thank you Gov. Crist!

FL SENATE FRI. 4/27/07 PASSED CS/HB537 AN OPTICAL SCAN BILL to replace our UNRELIABLE, UNVERIFIABLE & INAUDITABLE TOUCH SCREEN VOTING MACHINES with OPTICAL SCAN BALLOTS MARKED BY YOU THE VOTER!!!

Tues. 5/1/07, U.S. Election Assistance Commission
AGENDA The Commission will consider a request made by the state of FL regarding the use of HAVA funds for the purchase of voting equipment;

May 2.
WE GOT THE OK FOR HAVA MONEY!!!! EAC sent letter to FL Legislature approving use of HAVA money for purchase of new voting systems.

5/3/07 Day 59 FL Legislature!!!!! BREAKING NEWS!!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!! FLORIDA DUMPS THE DRES. CS/HB537 Overwhelmingly passes 118-0 in the Florida House of Representatives!!!

GOVERNOR CRIST APPLAUDS LEGISLATURE FOR BOLDLY REFORMING FLORIDA�S ELECTIONS
May 3, 2007
TALLAHASSEE � Governor Charlie Crist today congratulated the Florida Legislature for passing legislation that will replace touch-screen voting machines with optical scan machines statewide for Election Day voting and early voting sites. He also praised the Legislature for changing the date of Florida�s presidential primary to an earlier date � the last Tuesday in January.

�The right to vote is the foundation of our nation�s democracy, and Florida voters can rest assured that they will have an election system they can believe in,� Governor Crist said.

THE NEXT STEP:
On 4/24/07 BERC proposed to County Commission the creation of a Citizen Advisory Board on Elections & Oversight Committee. See supplemental docs by clicking links at our homepage. The Commission liked idea and awaits SOE response. Call County Commissioners at broward.org & 954-357-7000 to vote YES to start meeting in May!!!.
Sincerely,
Ellen H. Brodsky
BrowardElectionReformCoalition,PBCER,FVC,VoteTrustUSA
ehbrod@yahoo.com 954-973-2819
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