With all the problems with new electronic voting, Congress finally considers aggressive e-voting overhaul. "Rep Rush Holt (D-NJ) has emerged as the leader of the e-voting reform movement in Congress. He is the lead sponsor of HR 811, the Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act"
"HR 811 features several requirements that will warm the hearts of geek activists. It bans the use of computerized voting machines that lack a voter-verified paper trail. It mandates that the paper records be the authoritative source in any recounts, and requires prominent notices reminding voters to double-check the paper record before leaving the polling place. It mandates automatic audits of at least three percent of all votes cast to detect discrepancies between the paper and electronic records. It bans voting machines that contain wireless networking hardware and prohibits connecting voting machines to the Internet. Finally, it requires that the source code for e-voting machines be made publicly available."
Good stuff.
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This bill has the look and feel of reform, but doesn't deliver. Unfortunately, the few bills in congress that offer reform are the same, keeping secret electronic first counts of the votes on Election night, and relegating election integrity to week late audits or recounts when the horse is already out of the barn. See www.hr811.com
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