I’m sure each of us will find something that we can object to in the bill.
But it is a step in the right direction, even if it is a small step.
We have to crawl before we can walk.
Sincerely,
Michael David Melio
"Never doubt for a moment that a small group of committed, thoughtful people can make a difference. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." -- Margaret Mead
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Subject: Re: Fw: 100,000 Strong
This one seems to have the paper requirement solid, but my concerns are about some other areas where it seems to mandate the use of technology that doesn't exist -- as did HAVA.
- "Any direct recording electronic voting system or other voting system described in subparagraph (A)(iii) shall use a mechanism that separates the function of vote generation from the function of vote casting"
I'm not exactly sure what that's getting at, but I don't think such a technology exists. If it does, it seems to me it would abolish the use of the current crop of DREs, wouldn't it?
- The paper produced by accessible devices "shall be available for visual, audio, and pictorial inspection and verification by the voter, with language translation available for all forms of inspection and verification"
Do any of the current ones provide all three verification methods? Does anything provide pictorial inspection? At least it leaves out verification software.
Ellen Theisen
www.VotersUnite.Org
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Subject: Re: Fw: 100,000 Strong
Read the bill carefully. Whether it is her staff undercutting her, or ignorance, or whatever, her last 2 bills on this issue were counterproductive. PADA allowed rather than requiring a paper trail, and RECORD required a paper trail unless states said they couldn't comply and then they didn't have to. Stupid, counterproductive, and all announced with much fanfare.
Teresa
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dougrcurtis wrote:
Inch by Inch....
but I sure do hate the generalization: "paper receipts."
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From: Hillary Clinton
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 9:08 AM
Subject: 100,000 Strong
Dear Friends,
What better way to advance our Count Every Vote reform initiative than to show the power of democracy in action!
Last week I asked you to become a citizen co-sponsor of this vitally important reform legislation that Senator Barbara Boxer and I have made a top priority for 2005.
100,000 of you answered our call to action -- and the number is growing every day.
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Today, we take the next step. This afternoon, I will step onto the Senate floor and formally introduce the Count Every Vote Act.
Providing paper receipts for electronic voting machines, creating uniform standards for provisional ballots, and guaranteeing adequate equipment to prevent long waiting lines are common-sense reforms. They will help strengthen our democracy and they are supported by the vast majority of Americans.
But here’s the reality. Many of the Republican leaders who make speeches about democracy abroad will resist this attempt to strengthen it here at home. They don’t want to face the issue of electoral reform, and they don’t want to vote on it - so they are going to try to ignore it.
That’s why I am committed to building grassroots momentum -- to insist on action for the Count Every Vote Act of 2005. We are going to show that the American people are determined to have fair, free and credible elections - our democracy demands no less!
100,000 citizen co-sponsors is a great start. But, it is only a start.
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