FW: Rep. Michael V. Nelson just voted AGAINST election integrity

[Cory Jensen]

 

 

From: Minnesota Majority [mailto:ma...@mnmajority.org]
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 2:10 PM
To: Cory Jensen
Subject: Rep. Michael V. Nelson just voted AGAINST election integrity

 

PLEASE FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO YOUR NEIGHBORS   Yesterday your state legislator, Rep. Michael V. Nelson, helped to defeat the Photo ID bill (HF57) by voting against the bill in the House Government Operations Committee.  This common sense measure would have required the presentation of a government-issued photographic identification when voting.  It included a provision to provide a free identification card to any eligible voter who does not currently have a photo ID.  It would have resulted in bringing greater integrity and public confidence in our election system. Although polls show this bill has 80% public support, your so-called "representative" joined with 10 other Democrats to kill the bill in committee.  They claim that the law would have "disenfranchised" the poor and the elderly.  But numerous studies from states that have implemented similar laws prove this is not the case. Over the past several months, Minnesota Majority has uncovered mountains of evidence suggesting problems in our current election system.  However, people like Rep. Michael V. Nelson have chosen to simply "look the other way."  It seems our opponents want to perpetuate a system that invites error and abuse because they believe it to be to their political advantage.  The real people being "disenfranchised" in our elections are legitimate voters whose votes are being undermined by errors and abuse. TAKE ACTION Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper expressing your opinion about this outlandish vote using our letter writing tool: http://capwiz.com/mnmajority/issues/alert/?alertid=11287611&type=me Call Rep. Michael V. Nelson at (763) 561-2795 and tell him/her what you think about the vote. Consider making a small contribution to help us continue our investigation: http://www.minnesotamajority.org/Donate/tabid/55/Default.aspx   Additional Resources: Dan Conry Show highlights of the hearing on the Photo ID bill: http://www.danconry.com/apps/podcastgen1.1/download.php?filename=2009-02-13_dan_conry_2009_02_13_02.mp3   Facts sheet about the Voter ID bill: http://www.minnesotamajority.org/Portals/0/documents/PhotoIDFlyer.pdf   Evidence of Election Integrity Issues: http://www.minnesotamajority.org/Portals/0/documents/EvidenceFlyer.pdf   Systemic Failures to Uphold Election Law: http://www.minnesotamajority.org/Portals/0/documents/ViolationsFlyer.pdf Wall Street Journal - Photo ID Was a Success in November: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123327839569631609.html

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