Presidential Candidate Calls for Swift Passage of the Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act by Congress

Hartford, CT - June 13, 2006 - Today, Webster Brooks, Vice-Presidential candidate on the Imperato-Brooks 2008 Independent ticket called on both houses of Congress to quickly pass the Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act (VRARA) to renew key provisions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

Brooks said "Although the temporary provisions of the Voting Rights Act aren't scheduled to expire until August 2007, it is critical that Congress brook no delay in passing this bill and putting it on the President's desk as soon as possible. There are many citizens who mistakenly believe that if the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is not renewed, they will lose their right to vote. That is patently untrue, but given the growing lack of confidence that America's elections are being fairly conducted and every vote is being counted, we don't need to further exacerbate fears about any American citizen's fundamental right to vote."

The proposed VRARA legislation will restore pre-clearance provisions for 16 states cited by the Federal government for historically engaging in discriminatory practices against minorities while attempting to register to vote or voting. These states must pre-clear any changes to their voting laws or procedures with the Department of Justice or the U.S. District Court for the District of Washington, D.C., to ensure they do not discriminate against minority voters.

The provisions also authorize the Attorney General to assign federal observers to monitor elections. Brooks said "We need the strongest enforcement possible to start rebuilding confidence that our nation is holding fair and clean elections."

Another key provision of the Voting Rights Bill will provide bilingual voting assistance in certain languages, for Hispanics, Asian-Americans, Native Americans, and Native Alaskan languages for citizens with Limited English Proficiency. Brooks said that this provision is crucial to expanding participatory democracy for our newest citizens, and vesting them in the estate of our extended republic."

The temporary provisions of the Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act that are set to expire in 2007, would be extended for another 25 years. "For the sake of our nation," Brooks said, "I sincerely hope this will be the last time there is a need to renew the Voting Rights Act of 1965. If by 2032, America cannot have fair and clean elections for all of its citizens regardless of race and nationality, then our country will be in great peril." Brooks said that the Imperato/Brooks 2008 platform not only calls for the renewal of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, but also strengthening the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) to restore integrity to the voting process.

• About Daniel Imperato, Presidential Candidate

Daniel was born in Boston, Mass (1958), and began his business career in 1977 transforming the manufacturing facilities in Israel through adapting them to the global marketplace along with bringing financing to the factories for global expansion. He also operated a trading company in Singapore and owned a manufacturing company in Belgium. Daniel brings over thirty years of experience in global business planning and development and has personal relationships at high levels around the world. Daniel has consulted for Fortune 500 corporations, with a mix of product lines, consisting of telecommunications products and services, telecommunications equipment including v-sat terminals and handheld mobile satellite telephones, along with passport and identification cards services and secure documents for foreign governments around the world. He is currently a Papal Knight with honors from the Vatican, and a board member for the African Center Foundation, a United Nations NGO, and the founder of Imperiali Organization (www.imperiali.org). Presently, he has organized a Presidential Committee in order to organize support for a run at the White House in 2008.

About Webster Brooks, Vice Presidential Candidate

Webster Brooks was born in Colorado in 1956, and was raised in Detroit. In Detroit, Brooks saw the pride and spirit of Middle America growing up in a town that was heavily influenced by the auto industry and Motown music. Twenty Four years later, he ran for Mayor of Washington DC in 1990 as independent, and then worked with many democrats, republicans and independent in politics. In 2002, Brooks' organization, The National Black Republican Network, became the most popular public forum for Black conservatives and Republicans, but included independents as well. Brooks chaired the National Draft Colin for President Committee, active in 16 states in 1995, and was called an 'Intellectual Tour de Force' by the Detroit News. During this time, Brooks chaired the National Congress of Black Conservatives and the National Black Coalition for School Choice. He currently resides in Hartford, CT with his loving family.communications provider for Imperato-Brooks 2008, www.imperatobrooks.com.


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