ALL STATES SHOULD PASS THE "PAPER TRAIL" LAW.

[Just Me]

If West Virginia can do it, all states can!!!

H.B. 2950 – Requiring a voter-verifiable paper trail
Over the past few years there has been a lot of controversy over the use of electronic voting machines. Many people have been concerned that there is no physical record of a person’s vote after they vote on an electronic machine. This bill requires that electronic voting machines produce a voter-verifiable paper trail so the voter can see that his or her vote is recorded accurately.

http://www.wvsos.com/

[Wilms]

1. Congrats to WV

House Bill 2950

http://www.legis.state.wv.us/bill_text_html/2005_sessions/rs/numsrchall1.cfm?input=2950

A BILL to amend and reenact §3-4A-9 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to requiring a paper copy of a voter's votes when using an electronic voting system to vote; providing that the paper copy can only be used for a random count of precincts or if an election is contested, challenged or disputed; and providing that the Secretary of State may promulgate rules.

Sponsor: Kiss, et. al.
Status: Passed

[brainshrub]

2. It must say: "Verifiable Paper Ballot."

But otherwise, it's a good bill.

[Just Me]

3. Way better than nothing,...eh?

:bounce:

Every single state should enact a law protecting our citizen's vote!!!

There is NO excuse!!!!

[brainshrub]

6. Agreed, but without that specific wording it's a pyrrhic victory.

The NeoCons will be able to say: "You got your paper-trail" when in reality the problem has not been fixed.

The electronic machines are not to be trusted. Period.

[applegrove]

4. I think this is excellent! The President owes transparency in elections

to his people above all else in a democracy.

That President Bush has not led on this is typical, and goes to his deep contempt and carelessness towards many, many Americans.

:applause: to whoever is fighting this fight.

And shame, shame, shame on the power-hungry little turd in the WH who uses fear and lack of information as weapons to hurt his opponents.

What a tiny little man Bush is. Just a tiny little entity.

The smallest President ever!!

[Zorra]

5. Why use machines at all? Why can't we just use paper and pen?

I have yet to hear a good reason for why we simply just don't use paper and pen for voting.

I do not trust electronic voting machines whatsoever, but a paper trail is better than no paper trail.

[Just Me]

7. C'MON YA'LL!!! This is the path to fraud-prevention!!!

:shrug: :wtf: