[big campaign] Coalition Calls on Governors to Free State Employees to Assist on Election Day

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Immediate Release: October 30, 2008 Contact: David Willett, 202-675-6698 Coalition Calls on Governors to Free State Employees to Assist on Election Day Unprecedented Turnout Requires Unprecedented Response As unease increases about possible chaos at the polls next Tuesday, a coalition of labor, environmental, civil rights and consumer organizations has called on the fifty state governors to free non-essential personnel to provide much-needed assistance. In a letter sent by Change to Win, Sierra Club, Public Citizen, People for the American Way, National Partnership for Women and Families, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and others, the coalition urges that public employees be released for training on Monday and then to aid poll workers on Election Day. "Every voter being able to cast a vote and having that vote count is the foundation of democracy....Voting is a fundamental right..." the letter says. While since the 2000 Florida debacle, election officials across the country have tried to plan for increased turnout, there are already serious indications in the early voting that they may not be up to the task. "Lines in Ohio seem to reach Indiana" said Change to Win head Anna Berger. "Citizens are being forced to wait several hours just to exercise what is their most basic right as Americans." "It would be especially scandalous if just as tens of millions of Americans reengaged with our democracy, the system shut them out," said Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope. "It has now fallen upon the nation's governors to insure that this does not occur on their watch." According to the letter, releasing public employees could double the number of check-in tables and cut waiting time at least in half. Government employees deal with the public every day and are better suited than most to act as precinct workers, under the supervision of precinct captains and others. While government office may be understaffed for a day or two, "there is nothing more important than the right to vote" says the letter. "It is what separates the United States from so many authoritarian governments throughout the world" said Norman Lear of people for the American Way "If we can hold orderly elections in Iraq., we can certainly hold them here at home." ### David Willett National Press Secretary Sierra Club (202) 675-6698 (w) (202) 491-6919 (m) [email protected] www.sierraclub.org "Al Meyerhoff" <[email protected]> To 10/30/2008 07:30 <[email protected]> PM cc "Carl Pope" <[email protected]>, "Dan Newman" <[email protected]>, "Kathryn Kolbert" <[email protected]>, "Lara Bergthold" <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> Subject RE: CA copy Excellent Pat suggest CTW also distribute to labor press etc. Is there a way you could send me as text of e mail? I can send to some individual reporter/editorial types but am technologically incompetent. NOTICE: This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is confidential and protected from disclosure by the attorney-client privilege, as attorney work product, or by other applicable privileges. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thu 10/30/2008 4:29 PM To: Al Meyerhoff Cc: Carl Pope; Dan Newman; Kathryn Kolbert; Lara Bergthold; [email protected] Subject: RE: CA copy It's out. Here's a link to it on our site. http://action.sierraclub.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=77141.0 Working on getting it to bloggers now. David Willett National Press Secretary Sierra Club (202) 675-6698 (w) (202) 491-6919 (m) [email protected] www.sierraclub.org "Al Meyerhoff" <[email protected]> To 10/30/2008 07:05 <[email protected]> PM cc "Carl Pope" <[email protected]>, "Dan Newman" <[email protected]>, "Kathryn Kolbert" <[email protected]>, "Lara Bergthold" <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> Subject RE: CA copy Pat? NOTICE: This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is confidential and protected from disclosure by the attorney-client privilege, as attorney work product, or by other applicable privileges. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thu 10/30/2008 4:02 PM To: Al Meyerhoff Cc: Carl Pope; Dan Newman; Kathryn Kolbert; Lara Bergthold; [email protected] Subject: RE: CA copy will do. Can someone send along a copy of the full letter in case reporters ask? David Willett National Press Secretary Sierra Club (202) 675-6698 (w) (202) 491-6919 (m) [email protected] www.sierraclub.org "Al Meyerhoff" <[email protected]> To 10/30/2008 06:39 <[email protected]> PM cc "Carl Pope" <[email protected]>, "Dan Newman" <[email protected]>, "Kathryn Kolbert" <[email protected]>, "Lara Bergthold" <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> Subject RE: CA copy Great. Just need (1) to add Carl's quote at the end of the draft I sent you previously ; and (2) add National Partnership for Women and Families and Leadership Conference for Civil Rights to identified members of coalition in first para. And it can go on anyone's letterhead - either People For or Sierra - most important to get it out while still news. NOTICE: This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is confidential and protected from disclosure by the attorney-client privilege, as attorney work product, or by other applicable privileges. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thu 10/30/2008 3:35 PM To: Al Meyerhoff Cc: Carl Pope; Dan Newman; Kathryn Kolbert; Lara Bergthold; [email protected] Subject: RE: CA copy I can distribute the release to our lists if/when I know it's done. David Willett National Press Secretary Sierra Club (202) 675-6698 (w) (202) 491-6919 (m) [email protected] www.sierraclub.org "Al Meyerhoff" <[email protected]> To 10/30/2008 05:36 "Kathryn Kolbert" PM <[email protected]>, "Lara Bergthold" <[email protected]>, "Carl Pope" <[email protected]> cc "Dan Newman" <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> Subject RE: CA copy Mechanically, could you get out the release? Not sure if Sierra Club can help but our very own Dan newman can. We need to add a quote to the draft from Carl pope too. Just spoke to him and he likes :" It would be especially scandalous if just as tens of millions of Americans reengaged with our democracy, the system then shut them out. " said Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope. "It is now fallen upon the nation's governors to insure that this does not occur on their watch." Also has been suggested to get this posted on Kos urging calls to governor's offices etc. . NOTICE: This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is confidential and protected from disclosure by the attorney-client privilege, as attorney work product, or by other applicable privileges. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. From: Kathryn Kolbert [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thu 10/30/2008 2:25 PM To: Lara Bergthold; Al Meyerhoff; Carl Pope Cc: Dan Newman; [email protected] Subject: RE: CA copy I’m happy to help. Just let me know what you need. k Kathryn Kolbert President and CEO People for the American Way 2000 M. St. N.W. Washington D.C. 20036 202 467.4999 [email protected] From: Lara Bergthold [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 5:21 PM To: Al Meyerhoff; Carl Pope; Kathryn Kolbert Cc: Dan Newman; [email protected] Subject: Re: CA copy I want to loop Kitty Kolbert into this conversation because this is her call. Kitty, this is in follow up to the letter I sent you that Change to Win coordinated re: getting non-essential state employees out to help with an increase in voter turnout. See below for latest request. Lara From: Al Meyerhoff <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:13:27 -0700 To: Lara Bergthold <[email protected]>, Carl Pope <[email protected]> Cc: Dan Newman <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> Conversation: CA copy Subject: FW: CA copy Would you be interested (People For and Sierra Club) putting our a release along these lines? Our trustworthy communications staff (Dan) would be available to help. Lara, I wrote a possible quote for Norman and we'd come up with something equally pithy for Carl. NOTICE: This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is confidential and protected from disclosure by the attorney-client privilege, as attorney work product, or by other applicable privileges. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. From: Al Meyerhoff Sent: Thu 10/30/2008 11:57 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: CA copy Draft Press Release:: As unease increases about possible chaos at the polls next Tuesday, a coalition of labor, environmental, civil rights and consumer organizations has called on the fifty state governors to free non essential personnel to provide much needed assistance. In a letter sent by Change to Win, the Sierra Club, Public Citizen, people For the American Way and others, the coalition urges that public employees be released for training on Monday and then to aid poll workers on Election day. "Every voter being able to cast a vote and having that vote count is the foundation of democracy....Voting is a fundamental right..." the letter says. While since the 2000 Florida debacle, election officials across the country have tried to plan for increased turnout, there are already serious indications just in the early voting that they may not be up to the task. "Lines in Ohio seem to reach Indiana" said Change to Win head Anna Berger. Citizens are being forced to wait several hours just to exercise what is their most basic right as Americans." According to the letter, releasing public employees could double the number of check in tables and cut waiting time at least in half. Government employees deal with the public every day and are better suited than most to act as precinct workers, under the supervision of precinct captains and others. While government office may be understaffed for a day or two, "there is nothing more important than the right to vote" says the letter. "It is what separates the United States from so many authoritarian governments throughout the world" said Norman lear of people for the American Way "If we can hold orderly elections in Iraq., we can certainly hold them here at home." From: Patrick J Szymanski [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wed 10/29/2008 4:39 PM To: Al Meyerhoff Cc: [email protected] Subject: CA copy Attached to Gov Schwarzenegger. Pat Szymanski 202-721-6035 (office) 202-369-5889 (cell) [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "big campaign" group. 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