MADISON, Wis. -- A delegation from the local coalition of No Stolen Elections! delivered more than 800 letter petitions to U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold's Middleton office Wednesday, asking him to take a stand against alleged election fraud.

The local activists are asking Feingold to join with a group of U.S. representatives who will reportedly challenge the certification of the Electoral College vote on Jan. 6.

Organizers said they are focusing on Feingold because of his votes against the Patriot Act and against the war.

"But so far we have been disappointed on the cornerstone issue of protecting the sanctity of our votes," said Said Phyllis Hasbrouck, a No Stolen Elections!. "He says that in 2000 he didn't stand up and challenge the vote because Al Gore asked him not to. We don't care if Kerry asks him not to this time, it's his duty as an American to protest when he sees fraud. His symbol is a backbone. This issue will prove how strong his is."

The group gathered signatures at Tuesday's the People's Legislature at the Alliant Center in Madison. The letter petitions are bright orange to symbolize the Ukrainian campaign to get a new national election.

Feingold has not commented on whether he will challenge the Election Vote certification. The challenge is based on alleged fraud and voter suppression in Ohio, uncovered before and during the Ohio recount.

Organizers said vote tampering by Triad employees, impossibly high voter turnouts and long lines in African-American neighborhoods created by cutting back on the number of voting machines, are a few of the reasons cited by the House members.

Read more about alleged voter fraud at http://www.house.gov/judiciary_democrats/correspondence/letters.html.

For updates on alleged election irregularities in Ohio, go to http://www.house.gov/judiciary_democrats/.