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| A Step Backward For Voting System Transparency                     |
|   from the yet-more-retroactive-immunity dept.                     |
|   posted by kdawson on Tuesday July 29, @18:00 (Government)        |
|   http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/29/202208 |
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Verified Voting is reporting that Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and
Senator Robert Bennett (R-UT) introduced the [0]Bipartisan Electronic
Voting Reform Act (S. 3212). While having many commendable features, this
bill also has a few stinkers, including language that would exempt from
any verification requirement those paperless voting systems purchased
before January 1, 2009 to meet HAVA’s accessibility requirements. This
would leave millions of voters (particularly those with disabilities)
dependent on insecure paperless electronic machines for years to come.
The Senate Rules and Administration Committee will hold a [1]hearing
tomorrow, so if you have an opinion, now is the time to make yourself
heard. Rush Holt has [2]a much better bill.

Discuss this story at:
http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/07/29/202208

Links:
0. http://www.verifiedvotingfoundation.org/article.php?id=6603
1. http://rules.senate.gov/hearings/2008/073008s3212.htm
2. http://www.federalelectionreform.com/holt_bill.html