In some states, like California, there is a statutory six-month lead time requirement for changes in voting systems; the counties need to be told with enough advance notice if the system they use is going to be decertified. Even without that law, the longer this waits the less likely it is to be implemented in time for November.
So I'm going to DC at the end of April (23-27) and will make appointments with various Senators, Congresspeople and with any luck, the Committee Chairs that not only have the bills locked up but seem to think they are a bad idea. (And they should be ashamed of themselves...
Questions regarding voting systems security, as well as many others, need to be examined by the entity responsible for doing so under existing law, the Election Assistance Commission,
Agreed... but
... before Congress begins imposing new requirements, just months before the 2004 presidential and congressional elections...
What about before states start wildly spending money to get new, untested, unexamined equipment to replace their punchcards, just months before the 2004 elections?????
Who else wants to go? I'll help set up meetings and provide talking points if you need them... I'll go with you to your meetings if I can... whatever it takes. If you've never done this before, here's your chance. It's an amazing experience.