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From the 80th Legislature
HB 65
Electronic Voting Machines
Leibowitz
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My favorite part of HB65
by SoniaS on Feb 7, 2007 20:01:07
(e) A system involving direct recording electronic voting machines that was acquired before January 1, 2008, may be used in an election without meeting the requirements of this section only if:
(1) a voter has the option of casting a paper ballot instead of using the machine;
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This gives the voting jurisdictions the option of using paper ballots, optical scan machines or a whole mix of options without having to spend the money to buy the printers if they don't want to. It gives the voter the option of demanding a paper ballot as well.
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Summary
Representative David Leibowitz' bill relating to adding a paper trail to electronic voting machines. It's different from Pena's current HB 123 in that it has more detailed requirements for the paper trail, spoilage of the vote/paper trail, recounts, and other matters.Background
There are 28 states that currently require some form of voter verified paper trail or paper ballot if Direct Recording Electronic devices are used in voting systems. This is the second legislative attempt to get VVPAT bill for Texas. Aaron Pena's HB166(79) was the first attempt in 2005.Nationally, Representative Rush Holt's Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007 will mandate a VVPAT/B as well as mandate random audits and also escrow the vendor's software nationally for more scrutiny. His bill was just filed on 2/6/07. That bill is H.R. 811. Holt's prior bill H.R. 550(109) had hundreds of co-sponsors. Holt's new bill H.R. 811 is expected to pass this session.
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Voter-Verified Paper Record LegislationTerms:
VVPAT=Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail
VVPB=Voter Verified Paper Ballot
VVPR=Voter Verified Paper Record
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