My apologies if this is a duplicate posting, but this is VERY important. You
may recall a recent posting by me on voting machine fraud. Here's a possible
solution.

Al Gore won in Florida in 2000, as a recount, too late, disclosed.

Such a recount, which ought to have been done well before inauguration day,
and would have been, if Gore had not had incompetent advisors, WOULD NOT EVEN
BE POSSIBLE WITH THE NEW TOUCH-SCREEN, PAPERLESS VOTING MACHINES.

That's why this legislation is so important.

Tom
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New Jersey Congressman Rush Holt has introduced a bill to Congress to
require a mandatory paper trail for the voting process.

Bill Introduced to Counter Voting Machine Frau
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*Press Release: www.blackboxvoting.com*

    This is a countermedia dispatch from HeadBlast. A ray of hope for
    Democracy.

    New Jersey Congressman Rush Holt introduced a bill to require a
    mandatory paper trail for the voting process.

    Voting machines with secret workings do not satisfy the minimal
    requirements of transparency and verifiability of a democratic
    process. This is extremely important and Holt needs a great
    outpouring of support for this. There is no more important issue
    right now. As Mark Crispin Miller recently put it, "The Democrats
    could run the most brilliant campaign in history and it wouldn't
    matter. They could elect Charley Manson president with those
machines."

    All members of Congress need to hear from their constituents about
    this. Here is something really meaningful we can do. For the text of
    the bill, see Representative Rush Holt's website (
    http://holt.house.gov/issues2.cfm?id=5996). To contact your
    congressperson, see this Congressional Database:
    http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/. The Congressional switchboard
    number is (202) 224 3121.

    To send support to Representative Holt, here is contact info:
    Honorable Rush Holt United States House of Representatives 1019
    Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515-3012 DC
    Phone: 202-225-5801 DC Fax: 202-225-6025 Email Address:
    http://holt.house.gov/feedback.cfm?campaign=holt District Office: 50
    Washington Road West Windsor, NJ 08550-1012 Voice: 609-750-9365
Fax:
    609-750-0618

    For the definitive source of information on the voting machine
    crisis, see

    http://blackboxvoting.com

    Here is information from the website of Congressman Rush Holt:

    ON ELECTION DAY 2004, HOW WILL YOU KNOW IF YOUR VOTE IS
PROPERLY
    COUNTED?

    ANSWER: YOU WON’T

    Rep. Rush Holt Introduces Legislation to Require All Voting Machines
    To Produce A Voter-Verified Paper Trail

    Washington, DC – Rep. Rush Holt today responded to the growing
    chorus of concern from election reform specialists and computer
    security experts about the integrity of future elections by
    introducing reform legislation, The Voter Confidence and Increased
    Accessibility Act of 2003. The measure would require all voting
    machines to produce an actual paper record by 2004 that voters can
    view to check the accuracy of their votes and that election
    officials can use to verify votes in the event of a computer
    malfunction, hacking, or other irregularity. Experts often refer to
    this paper record as a “voter-verified paper trail.

    “We cannot afford nor can we permit another major assault on the
    integrity of the American electoral process,” said Rep. Rush Holt.
    “Imagine it’s Election Day 2004. You enter your local polling place
    and go to cast your vote on a brand new “touch screen” voting
    machine. The screen says your vote has been counted. As you exit the
    voting booth, however, you begin to wonder. How do I know if the
    machine actually recorded my vote? The fact is, you don’t.

    Key provisions of The Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility
    Act of 2003 include:

    1) Requires all voting systems to produce a voter-verified paper
    record for use in manual audits and recounts. For those using the
    increasingly popular ATM-like “DRE”(Direct Recording Electronic)
    machines, this requirement means the DRE would print a receipt that
    each voter would verify as accurate and deposit into a lockbox for
    later use in a recount. States would have until November 2003 to
    request additional funds to meet this requirement.

    2) Bans the use of undisclosed software and wireless communications
    devices in voting systems.

    3) Requires all voting systems to meet these requirements in time
    for the general election in November 2004. Jurisdictions that feel
    their new computer systems may not be able to meet this deadline may
    use an existing paper system as an interim measure (at federal
    expense) in the November 2004 election.

    4) Requires that electronic voting system be provided for persons
    with disabilities by January 1, 2006 -- one year earlier than
    currently required by HAVA. Like the voting machines for
    non-disabled voters, those used by disabled voters must also provide
    a mechanism for voter-verification, though not necessarily a paper
    trail. Jurisdictions unable to meet this requirement by the deadline
    must give disabled voters the option to use the interim paper system
    with the assistance of an aide of their choosing.

    5) Requires mandatory surprise recounts in 0.5% of domestic
    jurisdictions and 0.5% of overseas jurisdictions.

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