3/20/2005

3/20/2005

Twenty-three House members endorse vote-tabulation divestiture campaign

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By Jesse Kanson-Benanav | RAW STORY Managing Editor

Twenty-three members of the United States House of Representatives will announce on Monday their support for the Velvet Revolution “Divestiture for Democracy” campaign. The initiative, launched in February by a coalition of more than 80 progressive organizations, seeks to ensure transparency and accountability in American elections by forcing companies that manufacture vote-tabulation systems to open their technology to greater public scrutiny.