06 February 2007

A solution to the voting machine integrity issue?

Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ) has reintroduced the Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act.

This bill seems to solve a lot of the problems with electronic voting machines.

According to an announcement from People for the American Way (PFAW):
Rep. Holt's bill requires the following for ALL federal elections starting in 2008:
  • Paper Ballots -- ALL voting machines must produce a paper ballot

  • Audits -- ALL voting machines must be audit-able

  • No Secret Source Code -- ALL voting machine vendors MUST make the machines' software available for inspection

  • Ban on Wireless Devices -- Prohibits wireless technology in voting machines

  • Access for All Eligible Voters -- Ensures disabled and minority language voters can vote privately and independently
Please add your name to PFAW's petition to Congress to pass this bill!

1 comment:

  1. UPDATE: In a press conference yesterday, Congressman Holt indicated that this bill has been introduced with 168 cosponsors!

    Nice to see this kind of support for a bill that speaks to the core of our democracy - the right to have our votes counted.

    Now we have to make sure it passes.

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