美國州長協會成立于1908年,美國州長協會(NGA)是國家的集體聲音的州長和華盛頓特區(qū)最受尊敬的公共政策組織。其成員是55個州的州長,地區(qū)和聯邦。NGA為州長和高級職員提供服務之前,從代表各州在國會和聯邦政府在關鍵問題需要開發(fā)和實現創(chuàng)新解決方案通過NGA中心公共政策挑戰(zhàn)的最佳實踐。NGA還提供了管理和技術援助新的和現任的州長。
美國州長協會(NGA)是美國的州長組織。通過NGA,州長分享最佳實踐,以集體聲音說話在國家政策和開發(fā)創(chuàng)新解決方案,改善政府和支持聯邦制的原則。
通過NGA,州長確定重點問題和共同應對公共政策問題和管理國家及國家的水平。
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The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker
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H-232 Capitol Building
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The Honorable Steny Hoyer, Majority Leader
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Dear Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Hoyer:
The undersigned organizations representing state and local governments across the nation respectfully urge you to resist bringing H.R. 811, the "Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007" to the House floor during the first session of the 110th Congress.
The majority of states already require a voter-verified paper record of every voter's vote. H.R. 811 would preempt those laws, requiring states to replace equipment they purchased to comply with the Help America Vote Act of 2002-even if it already offers a voter-verified paper trail-with technology that does not exist yet. As a result, it imposes an unfunded federal mandate of unknown proportions. In addition, it contains unnecessary and overly broad requirements for many states to enact hasty changes to their voting laws in the 14 months remaining between now and the 2008 Presidential election.
Achieving meaningful and functional election reform requires an intergovernmental partnership among federal, state and local units of government. However, state and local officials were not adequately involved in the process of drafting and vetting this legislation and it is fraught with problems. We urge you to ask the House Administration Committee to bring state and local officials to the table to work together to write legislation that has meaningful and realistic standards and allows sufficient time, flexibility and funding for implementation to assure every American voter of the integrity of our electio***
For additional information on our organizations' concerns with H.R. 811, please have your staff contact any of the individuals listed below.
Sincerely,全國州長協會
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國家國務秘書協會(NASS)
Leslie Reynolds
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全國州議會會議(NCSL)
Susan Parnas Frederick
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Alysoun McLaughlin
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Christina Fletcher Loftus
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全國鄉(xiāng)鎮(zhèn)協會(natat)
Andrew Seth
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