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Rep. Lofgren Issues Statement On Election Assistance Commission Report Process

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Date: May 1, 2007
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Elections

Rep. Lofgren Issues Statement on Election Assistance Commission Report Process

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose), Chairwoman of the House Administration's Subcommittee on Elections, today issued the following statement in response to continuing allegations that the Elections Assistance Commission (EAC) has politicized their report creation process.

I'm troubled by a recent letter from Tova Wang, an independent researcher hired by the EAC, which claims the EAC issued a gag order barring her from speaking about her research. This appears to be yet another step in a calculated and deliberate effort to block, edit, hide, and otherwise bury reports whose findings challenge certain political assertions.

Partisan politics have absolutely no place in the administration's elections. By interjecting their political agenda into the EAC, the administration is subverting the very cornerstone of American democracy, that every vote is fairly counted. Once again we are faced with a group of Republican political appointees running amuck in the federal government. It is quite clear that Bush appointees continue to place partisan politics above the work of the American people.


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