Subject: A mess
From: "Chris Coons" <[email-masked]>
To: "R.Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2012 17:10:46 +0000

R.hunter  -

"This is just horrible," one person said. "There is no reason 
it should take this long."

Americans waited in line for one, two - even seven hours.

No, this wasn't outside a retail store on Black Friday. This was 
Election Day: one of the most important days of the year for our 
country. This is the United States of America - the right to vote 
is in our DNA - we have to fix this now.

That's why I've introduced the Fair, Accurate, Secure and Timely 
Voting Act of 2012 (FAST Voting Act). The FAST Voting Act sets 
up a competitive grant program to encourage states to innovate 
their electoral procedures and learn from those who are getting 
the job done.

Sign our petition at http://www.FixOurElectionsNow.org/coons to urge the 
passage of the FAST Voting Act.

The FAST Voting Act isn't about winners and losers, it's about 
voters and ensures that every person has the ability to exercise 
his or her right to vote.

Between the extraordinary lines, discarded registrations, inaccurate 
voter rolls, and deceptive calls and mailings, the widespread 
violations of the voters' civil rights are not only embarrassing, but 
they're destructive to our democracy.

We the people should demand accountability in our elections and 
pass the FAST Voting Act:

http://www.FixOurElectionsNow.org/coons

For many of us, voting was easy. I was able to vote early with in-person 
absentee voting. The line was short and the process was relatively simple.

The disparity, though, between my experience and that of some 
voters in states like Florida, Ohio and Virginia, is extremely disturbing. 
The FAST Voting Act helps remedy this by encouraging states to make 
it easier to register to vote, vote early and vote absentee. It'll help shorten 
lines and make us more prepared for natural disasters. Ultimately it will 
preserve the security of our elections while making it easier for Americans 
to cast their votes.

The FAST Voting Act has already been endorsed up and down Delaware 
and nationally from the New York Times as a way to fix our broken 
election system.

As I work with other senators like Senator Mark Warner from Virginia to 
pass this legislation, please help us make sure electoral reform remains 
a priority issue. Sign and share our petition to Fix Our Elections Now:

http://www.FixOurElectionsNow.org/coons

Fixing our elections will not only ensure the rights of all our people are 
fulfilled, but it will move us forward to something we constantly should 
be striving for - a more perfect union.

Best -
Chris

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