PS: Re: Hand Counting: How Possible Is It for This Year?

[Evan Daniel Ravitz <evan@xxxxxxxx>]

I should add that unless organizations like CVV to CFVI decide
quickly to change from abstruse debates on technical points to
getting popular support for "hand-counted paper ballots until
electronic voting standards are set", then we are ASSURED of having
NON-VERIFIABLE voting this november, especially in Colorado.

Evan
-voted "Best Activist" by Boulder Daily Camera readers


On Wed, 7 Apr 2004, Joe Pezzillo wrote:

>
> As much as I wanted there to be a way that we could have solved the
> problem with the broadly accepted solution of verified machine counting
> of paper ballots -- and to be clear I am not speaking for CVV in any
> way when I say this -- but I fully support a 100% hand count at this
> point.
>
> I find the arguments that any machine counting may be unconstitutional
> to be very convincing, I'd be curious to hear the opposing opinion.
>
> Hand counted paper ballots: Constitutional verification, cheaper and
> more accurate than computers, gives the power back to the people and
> puts them to work engaged in the process.
>
> Oh yeah, and it's easy to explain and understand, despite the fact that
> it's going to be very difficult to do.
>
> Joe
>