Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
LINK There are many good provisions in the new election reform bill (HR 811 introduced by Congressman Rush Holt D-NJ), called the “Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007.” For example, it would ban wireless communications to reduce the possibility of some types of hacking; it would prevent Diebold, Sequoia, and other voting machine companies from using secret software on the voting machines; and it would require partial hand counts to check the accuracy of the machines.
However, the primary problem with the bill is that it allows the continued use of Direct Record Electronic (DRE), or “touch screen” voting machines, as long as they print out a copy of the electronic record of your vote for you to approve (called a “voter-verified paper audit trail” or “VVPAT”). But this “band-aid” cannot solve the systemic problems inherent to DREs. Democracy demands that DREs be banned from all American elections.
It has been said of those calling for a “ban DREs” amendment to HR 811 that we intend to “kill” the bill. Nothing could be further from the truth. We do not seek to remove this bill from consideration; we seek to correct a fundamental omission, which we believe presents a grave danger to all future elections….
Once defeated, proposal getting a second look with new Democratic majority LINK
City ‘Criminal Probe’ LINK
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Unless things change in the Holt bill, Utah is not going to have any kind of accountability because we’re, (even candidates), not allowed to see the ballots PERIOD after they’re “counted” and the audit process is a scam because nobody’s allowed to even see what that process is.
Why is everything so secret here? That’s a secret also.
Better then nothing, isn’t good enough for 2008!
Utah elections:
CON-sealed, for your protection.
Speaking of voting …
If the dems do not make a strong, strong attempt … to the point of forcing the republicans to filibuster … on the Iraq budget matters, I will not be voting for any democrat in ’08.
Any blogger here knows I advocated giving them a chance, and if they do not seriously follow the wishes of those who voted them into office, I seriously will not vote for them or republicans. Any of those in those parties in ’08.
Take heed democrats … I am very in tune with the majority and you dis us at your political peril!
Why fix our corrupt system of election fixing? i think we should nuc and attack all countries that do not agree with our current system of US democracy and immediately show their support by using the Holt advocated plan it in their country.
Go Congress!
Go Bushit administration of lying murderers!
And keep up your good anti-environmental work as the artic melts away and your friends at Exon-Mobil receive their highest recorded profits!
Dredd, I so much agree! Dems are in the position to begin putting us on the right path, but here we are!! gw needs to be impeached, along with cheney.