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Joe Lewis

APWU Local 761, Park 2000, 2620 E. Sunset Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89121 Phone: 702-798-5818

Two bills introduced by

Representative Susan Davis

(D-CA)

would expand opportunities for voters to

cast ballots by mail. H.R. 281 would permit voting

by mail in federal elections, and H.R. 1667 would

create a grant program for states to establish vote-

by-mail procedures for city, county, and state

elections.

Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) has introduced S.B. 979, which would permit
states to opt into mail-in voting on a statewide or county-by-county basis.
This legislation would create a three-year grant program to help states
offset costs associated with changing to a vote-by-mail system. In
developing vote-by-mail systems, grantees would be required to adopt
procedures that dramatically curtail risk of fraud, resulting in fairer and more
accurate elections.

Mail Network Protection Act: This bill will help
stop dangerous, wasteful and inefficient
subcontracting by the USPS which is detrimental
to postal workers and postal customers. Studies
have shown contracting out services often costs
the Postal Service more than if postal employees
perform the work. Frequently, subcontracting is
ineffective, and private contractors’ service to the
public is poor. H.R. 4236 will help protect the
security of our nation’s mail network. Employees for private contractors
receive less training and have less experience than career postal employees
and they are not subject to the same rigorous hiring standards as postal
employees. They do not take an oath of office, and may not be subject to
background checks. Employees of private subcontractors are simply unable
to safeguard mail or the public against biohazards, mailed explosives, and
other dangers. We urge you to get in contact with your representatives
and urge them to support and pass this important legislation into law.

Senator Harry Reid
(D)
202-224-3542
Fax: 202-224-7327
reid.senate.gov
528 Senate Hart Bldg.
Washington DC 20510
Las Vegas:
702-388-5020
Reno: 775-686-5750
Carson City:
775-882-7343

Senator John Ensign
(R)
202-224-6244
Fax: 202-228-2193
ensign.senate.gov
356 Russell Senate Bldg.
Washington DC 20510
Las Vegas:
702-388-6605
Reno: 775-686-5770
Carson City:
775-885-9111

Rep. Shelley Berkeley
(D-1st)

202-225-5965
405 Cannon House Office
Bldg.
Washington DC 20515
www.house.gov/berkeley
Fax: 202-225-3119
Las Vegas: 702-220-9823

Rep. Dean Heller
(R-2nd)

202-225-6155
1023 Longworth House
Office Bldg.
Washington DC 20515
Heller.house.gov
Fax: 202-225-5679
Reno: 775-686-5760

Jon C. Porter
(R-3rd)

202-225-3252
218 Cannon House Office
Bldg.
Washington DC 10515
www.house.gov/porter
Fax: 202-225-2185
Henderson: 702-387-4941