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L. Coyote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-13-07 11:35 AM
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Dan Tokaji's Equal Vote Blog: The Latest Version of the Holt Bill
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Tuesday, February 6

The Latest Version of the Holt Bill
Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ) has introduced another version of his bill (H.R. 811) to require that all voting systems generate a "voter-verified" paper ballot. It would authorize $300 million for fisacal year 2007 to meet the new requirements. I've commented on the problems with this sort of requirement numerous times in the past, including here and here, and little would be gained by again replaying that debate. Suffice it to say that, whatever problems exist with electronic voting, it remains doubtful at best that attaching a printer will provide a workable and effective solution.....

MORE: http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/blogs/tokaji/2007/02/latest-version-of-holt-bill.html
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