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New York Times Fails to Correct Election Bill Endorsement; But Rep. Holt Does So…Sort of

Editorial on key national election reform bill egregiously misrepresented by both the 'Paper of Record' and the Democratic U.S. Congressman who authored it...

New York Times, Rep. Holt, Still Misrepresenting Contents of Controversial Election Reform Bill

A week later, the 'paper of record' fails to correct egregious 'paper ballots' error in endorsement editorial

Democratic Congressman's own website touts endorsement, repeats same fictitious information about bill...

New York Times Wrong Again on ‘E-Voting’

Editorial endorsing Rep. Holt's Election Bill Misleads, Gets Facts Wrong...

Holt’s Election Reform Bill Edges Away From Disastrousness Prior to Introduction

'Final' draft for introduction, committee process sees important improvement following criticism from BRAD BLOG last month; But substantive concerns still remain

A review of the good, the bad and the still ugly...

BBV: New Holt Election Reform Bill Would Allow ‘Surreptitious Dismantling of Self-Government’

Election Integrity expert Bev Harris compares 'secret software' provisions, 'persistent' e-voting proposals to process that allowed for 'Corporate Personhood'...

New Version of Holt’s Election Reform Bill Would Institutionalize Touch-Screen Voting, Secret Software

Bill 'improved' to require paper ballots, but they may be marked or printed by computer devices which offer most of the same dangers as current Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) devices...

Additional concerns remain in the previously-defeated, newly-rewritten draft version of the landmark legislation...

Self-Destructive, Anonymous Daily Kos Front Page Loser of the Moment: ‘DHinMI’ (Dana Houle)

BRAD BLOG an 'Irresponsible Nutter Site' Doing the Cause of Election Integrity 'Far More Harm Than Good', According to Irresponsible, Evidence-Free Comment Posted by Front-Page Diarist at Once-Prestigous Blogsite...

UPDATE: The Daily Kos Swiftboater 'DHinMI' is Actually Dana Houle, Recently Resigned Chief of Staff of Rush Holt/Steny Hoyer Supporter, NH's U.S. Rep Paul Hodes

VIDEO: Rep. Rush Holt Calls For Paper Ballots And Audits In Every Election On Countdown

Says 'Anything Of Value Should Be Auditable And We Know Votes Are Valuable'

Steps Necessary 'To Give Voters The Confidence That They Deserve That Their Votes Will Be Counted As They Intended'

Holt Takes Another Stab at Election Reform

Simplified Legislation Offers Money to Jurisdictions Who Wish to Move to Paper Ballots, Optional Audits...

EXCLUSIVE: Elizabeth Kucinich Says Political System ‘Rigged, Fake, Undemocratic’

Rep. Kucinich Vows to Use 'Privileged Resolution' to Force Vote on Impeachment of Cheney in U.S. House...

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