Election Reform

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Preserving Democracy: What Went Wrong in Ohio -- A Status Report of
the House Judiciary Committee Democratic Staff

2006

• Conyers says GAO Study Should be Call to Action (6/8/06)

2005

• Text of Letter from Rep. Conyers to FBI Director Robert Mueller Requesting Briefing on Possible Absentee Voter Fraud in Detroit (11/9/05)
• FBI Response (11/22/05)
• Text of Letter from Several Members to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Concerning States' Compliance with Section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act (9/20/05)
  Letter Enclosure - Typed List of Signatures
• Conyers Opposes Baker/Carter Commission Report Discriminatory ID Requirement Will Make it Harder for Tens of Millions of Citizens to Vote (9/19/05)
• Text of Letter from Reps. Conyers to US Attorney Gregory White Concerning Investigation of Alleged 2004 Federal Campaign Finance Violations (7/5/05)
• DOJ Response (8/15/05)
• Text of Letter from Rep. Conyers to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Concerning the Investigation of Voting Machine Misallocation in Franklin County, Ohio (6/30/05)
• DOJ Response (8/2/05)
• Text of Letter from Rep. Conyers to Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell and Board of Elections Director Lisa Schwartze Concerning the Firing of Whistleblower Sherole Eaton (5/19/05)
• The GOP's Attack On Voting Rights Op-Ed by Rep. John Conyers, Jr., Published TomPaine.com (5/13/05)
• Conyers and Others File Amicus Brief in Ohio Supreme Court (2/14/05)
• Conyers Introduces the "Voting Opportunity and Technology Enhancement Rights Act", (2/2/05) -- Text of VOTER Act of 2005
• Text of Letter from Several Members to Daniel Mullhollan, Director, Congressional Research Service Requesting a 50 State Survey of Voting Irregularities (2/1/05)
• Text of Letter from Several Members to Gracia Hillman, Chair, U.S. Election Assistance Commission Requesting Study of Electronic Voting Systems (2/1/05)
• Text of Letter from Rep. Conyers to Chris Swecker, FBI Criminal Investigative Division, Concerning Ohio Election Fraud (1/28/05)
• FBI Criminal Investigative Division Interim Response (2/3/05)
• FBI Criminal Investigative Division Response (3/18/05)
• Dodd and Conyers Introducing Comprehensive Election Reform Legislation (1/26/05)
• Text of Letter from Rep. Conyers to Warren Mitofsky of Mitofsky International and Larry Rosin of Edison Media Research Reiterating Request for the Raw Exit Poll Data (1/20/05)
• Text of Letter from Rep. Conyers to Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro Concerning Sanctions Against Attorneys in the Ohio Presidential Election Challenge (1/20/05)
• Text of Letter from Several Judiciary Democratic Members to Judiciary Chairman Sensenbrenner Requesting Committee Hearings and Investigate Issue of Protecting Our Citizens Right to Vote (1/19/05)
• Text of Letter from Reps. Conyers, Nadler, Scott and Jackson Lee to DOJ AG Ashcroft Requesting Appointment of Special Counsel to Investigate Ohio Voting Irregularities (1/14/05)
• DOJ Response (2/3/05)
• Text of Letter from Rep. Conyers Requesting Ohio Secretary of State Blackwell's Comments on House Judiciary Democratic Staff Report on Ohio Voting Irregularities (1/13/05)
• Text of Letter from Reps. Conyers and Waxman to GAO Comptroller Walker Requesting an Investigation into Long Lines at Polling Places (1/12/05)
• Waxman and Conyers Call on GAO to Fix Investigate Long Lines and Excessive Wait Times at the Polls (1/12/05)
• GAO Response (1/26/05)
• Ohio voting problems show need for election reform Op-Ed by Rep. John Conyers, Jr., Published in The Detroit News (1/7/05)
• Conyers Challenges Congress to Fix Broken Election System (1/6/05)
• Text of Letter from Several Reps. to the House and Senate Leadership Concerning a Challenge to the Presidential Electors from Ohio (1/5/05)
• Appendix A - Video the Vote A Film by Linda Byrket
• Text of Fundraising Letter from Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell
• Eyewitness Accounts of Ohio Voter Disenfranchisement

2004

• LINK TO NON-GOVERNMENT WEBSITE WITH TRIAD VIDEO (12/23/04)
• Text of Follow up Letter to Triad Officials Regarding Remote Access to Tabulating Computers (12/23/04)
• Text of Letter from Rep. Conyers to Triad Officials About New Evidence in Hocking County Incident (12/22/04)
• Text of December 21 Letter from Rep. Conyers to Campaign officials and Candidates Requesting Information about Recount Problems (12/21/04)
• Text of Letters from Rep. Conyers to Several Major Media Outlets Requesting the 2004 Presidential Election Raw Exit Poll Data (12/21/04)
• Lawmaker Seeks Inquiry Into Ohio Vote, The New York Times (12/15/04)
• Text of Letter from Rep. Conyers to FBI Special Agent in Charge Kevin R. Brock and Hocking County, Ohio Prosecutor Larry Beal Requesting Investigation Into Alleged Ohio Election Problems (12/15/04)
• FBI Criminal Investigative Division Response (1/12/05)
• Text of Letter from Rep. Conyers to Ohio Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell Concerning His Refusal to Cooperate with Judiciary Democratic Members (12/14/04)
• Text of Follow-up Letter from Rep. Conyers to Warren Mitofsky of Mitofsky International Concerning Exit Poll "raw data" (12/14/04)
• Judiciary Democratic 2004 Election Forum - Please click here for the Forum Participation List and Statements. (12/13/04)
• Conyers Alarmed at Efforts to Obstruct Ohio Recount Effort, Calls Witness to Monday Hearing to Detail Such Efforts (12/12/04)
• Text of Letter from Several Members of Congress to the Ohio Governor, Speaker of Ohio State House and President of Ohio State Senate Requesting Delay of Meeting of Ohio's Presidential Electors (12/13/04)
• Judiciary Democratic Forum on Preserving Democracy - What Went Wrong in Ohio.
  Please click here for the Forum Participation List and Statements. (12/8/04)
• Text of Letter from Rep. Conyers to GAO Comptroller Walker Transmitting An Additional Signature to the Voting Machines and Technology Investigation Request (12/3/04)
• Text of Letter from Rep. Conyers to Warren Mitofsky of Mitofsky International Requesting the Release of Exit Poll "raw data" (12/3/04)
• Mr. Mitofsky Response (12/7/04)
• Text of Follow-up Letter from Judiciary Democratic Members to Ohio Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell Concerning Ohio Election Irregularities (12/3/04)
• Conyers and Other Congressmen to Hold Forum on Voting Irregularities in Ohio (12/3/04)
• Conyers, and Other House Judiciary Democrats Ask Blackwell to Explain Alleged Ohio Election Irregularities (12/2/04)
• Text of Letter from Judiciary Democratic Members to Ohio Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell Concerning Ohio Election Irregularities (12/2/04)
• Secretary Blackwell Response (12/14/04)
• Government Accountability Office to conduct Investigation of 2004 Election Irregularities (11/23/04)
• Text of Letter from Rep. Conyers to GAO Comptroller Walker Transmitting Additional Signatories to the Voting Machines and Technology Investigation Request (11/17/04)
• Text of Letter from Rep. Conyers to GAO Comptroller Walker Transmitting Additional Signatories to the Voting Machines and Technology Investigation Request (11/15/04)
• Text of Follow-up Letter from Reps. Conyers, Nadler, Wexler, Scott, Watt and Holt to GAO Comptroller Walker Requesting Investigation of Voting Machines and Technologies Used in 2004 Election (11/8/04)
• Text of Letter from Reps. Conyers, Nadler and Wexler to GAO Comptroller Walker Requesting Investigation of Voting Machines and Technologies Used in 2004 Election (11/5/04)
• GAO Response (11/30/04)
• Text of Letter from Reps. Conyers, Nadler, Watt and Scott to AG Ashcroft Requesting Investigation of Reports of Voter Intimidation in Nevada, Oregon, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania (10/14/04)
• DOJ Response (3/21/05)
Text of Letter from Reps. Conyers and Waxman to AG Ashcroft Concerning Implementation of GAO Recommendations on Voting Irregularities (10/14/04)
• DOJ Response (11/3/04)
• Text of Letter from Several Members of Congress to FCC Chairman Michael Powell to Investigate Sinclair Broadcast Group's Pre-Election Programming Decision (10/13/04)
• FCC Response (10/25/04)
• With Fears of a Repeat, International Poll Watchers Will Be Dispatched Nationwide, BTE.com (9/28/04)
• Democrats want voter probe, The Orlando Sentinel (8/20/04)
• Text of Letter from Several Members to GAO Requesting Study of the Voting Process in the United States (7/15/04)
• Text of Letter from Several Representatives to GAO Comptroller Walker Requesting a Study of the Security of Electronic Voting Systems (5/14/04)

2002

• Conyers Criticizes GOP for Failure to Fund Election Reform (11/22/02)
• Conyers Praises Signing of Election Reform But Notes that “Without Funding, the Bill is an Empty Promise” (10/29/02)
• Conyers Hails Senate Passage of Election Reform Bill (10/16/02)
• Conyers on Election Reform Deal: “A Historic Step Forward for Voting Rights” (10/4/02)
• Florida Redux (9/10/02)
• Text of Letter from Rep. Conyers to House Administration Chairman Ney regarding Election Reform Conference (8/13/02)
  • Chairman Ney’s Response (8/14/02)
• Conyers Welcomes the Commencement of the Election Reform Conference (5/16/02)
• Conyers Statement on Passage of S. 565, Equal Protection Voting Rights Act of 2002 (4/11/02)
• Conyers Urges Senate to Pass “Martin Luther King, Jr. Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act” (4/3/02)
• Conyers on Senate Agreement Concerning Dodd-Conyers Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act: One Step Closer to a Giant Leap in Voting Rights for All Americans (3/22/02)
• Conyers Praises Daschle, Dodd for Moving Forward, Blasts Senator Bond for Threatened Filibuster of Civil Rights Legislation (3/1/02)
• Conyers on Senate Passage of Dodd-Conyers Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act: One Step Closer to a Giant Leap in Voting Rights for All Americans (2/14/02)

2001

• Conyers Says Ney-Hoyer Isn’t Half a Loaf It Actually Weakens Current Law (12/5/01)
• Conyers Strongly Opposes Ney Bill (11/14/01)
• Conyers/Dodd/Daschle Bill Mirrors Recommendations of Democratic Election Reform Task Force (11/7/01)
• Conyers Commends Democratic Caucus Special Committee on Election Reform (11/7/01)
• Support Comprehensive Election Reform Legislation Cosponsor the Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act (11/7/01)
• Conyers Releases First Fifty-State Survey of Election Irregularities (8/20/01)
  • How to Make Over One Million Votes Disappear: Electoral Sleight of Hand in the 2000 Presidential Election - Report is 122 Page
• Conyers on Ford/Carter Commission: “Where has the President been?” Contrary to Newspaper Report, Commission takes No Position on Mandates (7/31/01)
• Bush’s 100 Days: No Election Reform in Sight (4/30/01)
• Conyers Bill Would Implement Findings of Waxman Detroit Study (4/5/01)
• Conyers Letter to Chairman Sensenbrenner Requesting Hearing on Election Reform (3/29/01)
• Text of H.R. 1170, “Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2001”
  • Section-by-Section Analysis
• Conyers Statement on Introduction of the - “Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act” (3/13/01)
  • Summary of Legislation
• Cosponsor Comprehensive Election Reform - The “Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act” (3/12/01)
• Conyers Hearing Statement before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee regarding Election Reform (3/7/01)
• Conyers Condemns Neglect of Election Reform in President’s Budget (2/28/01)
• Conyers and CBC Reach Out to President on Election Reform (1/31/01)

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