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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