美国州长协会成立于1908年,美国州长协会(NGA)是国家的集体声音的州长和华盛顿特区最受尊敬的公共政策组织。其成员是55个州的州长,地区和联邦。NGA为州长和高级职员提供服务之前,从代表各州在国会和联邦政府在关键问题需要开发和实现创新解决方案通过NGA中心公共政策挑战的最佳实践。NGA还提供了管理和技术援助新的和现任的州长。

美国州长协会(NGA)是美国的州长组织。通过NGA,州长分享最佳实践,以集体声音说话在国家政策和开发创新解决方案,改善政府和支持联邦制的原则。

通过NGA,州长确定重点问题和共同应对公共政策问题和管理国家及国家的水平。

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The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker

United State House of Representatives

H-232 Capitol Building

Washington, D.C. 2***

The Honorable Steny Hoyer, Majority Leader

United States House of Representatives

H-107 Capitol Building

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,全国州长协会

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国家国务秘书协会（NASS）

Leslie Reynolds

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全国州议会会议（NCSL）

Susan Parnas Frederick

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Alysoun McLaughlin

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Christina Fletcher Loftus

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全国乡镇协会（natat）

Andrew Seth

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