UVNM Reports Election Reform Day a Success

From United Voters of New Mexico:

VOTER VERIFIABLE PAPER BALLOTS and AUTOMATIC AUDITS have been well explained and supported by legislators, multiple parties, the League of Conservation of Voters, the League of Women Voters, and the NAACP.

We got good press coverage, and over 70 citizens showed up to lobby legislators. In addition, we believe that our language will be present in a substitute bill that will be introduced Friday morning in the Senate Rules Committee. We won't see a copy of the actual text until Thursday afternoon, however. We'll keep you informed as soon as we know.

The substitute bill, if accepted, will replace one, or several, other Senate Bills on election reform. The idea is that this bill takes the place of those other bills, and is the one that will be passed out of committee.

REQUESTED ACTION
If you haven't done so yet, please call the members of the Senate Rules Committee  and specifically request that VOTER VERIFIABLE PAPER BALLOTS and AUTOMATIC AUDITS are included in any election reform legislation. Their contact information can be found here.

If you can attend the Senate Rules Committee Friday, February 25th at 8:30 AM in Room 321 of the Roundhouse, please do so to support this substitute bill.

Expect more details this evening. Thank you to all of you for making this happen. Only by being involved in our democracy can we maintain and protect our democracy.