From: SusanMarieWeber
[mailto:susanmarieweber@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, September 29,
2004 1:24 AM
To: EG Group Notices
Subject: Gov Schwarzenegger signs
CA Paper Trail into law
Great news to share
-- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
signed SB 1438 into law. This bill, co-authored by Senators Ross
Johnson (R-Orange) and Don Perata (D-Alameda) requires there to be a
voter verified paper record to back up every electronic ballot cast
in California
by 2006 Primary election.
California is
the first state in the nation where paperless,
electronic voting systems have been widely deployed that is requiring
by law that the machines be retrofitted or replaced. With the
enactment of SB 1438, California
continues to lead the nation on
electronic voting reform.
Two other states -- New Hampshire and Oregon -- have laws that
mandate the use of voting systems that allow for manual recounts.
Illinois
passed a law that requires a voter verified paper trail for
e-voting machines once that state begins purchasing them. Five
Secretaries of State have elected to implement the voter verified
paper trail. The first to do so is Dean Heller of Nevada, who is
implementing the paper trail this election season. In addition, the
Secretaries of State in Washington, Missouri, California,
and Ohio
will require the paper trail by 2006.
Although paper trail legislation was introduced in as many as 20
states this year, it appears that California
is the only state so far
to enact a paper trail law. SB 1438 essentially codifies California
Secretary of State Kevin Shelley's November 2003 and April 2004
security directives, and advances the deadline for implementing the
paper trail by one election. Under the Secretary of State's orders,
California
would have the paper trail by the November 2006 election.
SB 1438 ensures the paper trail will be in place for the 2006 Primary.
The new law also prohibits the Secretary of State from certifying any
new, paperless electronic voting systems after January 1, 2005, and
prohibits counties from purchasing such systems after January 1, 2006.
Proclaimed "dead" just last month, SB 1438 was brought back to life
by its authors in the 11th hour of the legislative session, and
sailed out of the Legislature on unanimous votes of both houses.
For more information about SB 1438, visit
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sb_1438&sess=CUR&house=B&author=johnson
For past CVF-NEWS
updates on SB 1438, visit
http://www.calvoter.org/news/cvfnews/2004archive.html .
-- Kim Alexander, President, California
Voter Foundation
kimalex@xxxxxxxxxxxx, http://www.calvoter.org, 916-441-2494
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