“On June 26, 2008, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Senator Robert Bennett (R-UT) introduced the Bipartisan Electronic Voting Reform Act (S. 3212). The press release accompanying the introduction of S. 3212 observes “the ability to ensure there is an accurate, reliable and transparent method for Americans to cast and count votes is fundamental to our democratic process.” Unfortunately, S.3212 falls far short of ensuring accuracy, reliability, and transparency in our elections and is likely to do more harm than good.
“The bill contains some generally commendable provisions relating to election security (Section 4), voting system testing and certification (Section 5), and ballot layout design (Section 10), but the positive aspects of these provisions are outweighed by the problems created by many of the other sections of this bill. Despite its worthy motivations, the bill fails to carry out its objective.”
Thus begins the review of S.3212 by VerifiedVoting. We agree with these statements and the conclusions of VerifiedVoting. This bill gets a hearing this Wed., 30 July in the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. It needs to be defeated….
- National: S. 3212: A Step Backward for Voting System Transparency
http://www.verifiedvotingfoundation.org/article.php?id=6603 - National: Youth Voter Advocacy Group S.A.V.E. and Evoca Launch Interactive Voter Protection Hotline
http://www.newswiretoday.com/news/37554/ - National: A Challenge To VA’s Ban On Voter Drives
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/25/AR2008072503210.html - National: VA getting heat over policy banning voter-registration drives
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20080726_VA_getting_heat_over_policy_banning_voter-registration_drives.html - National: Editorial – Vets and votes
http://www.sacbee.com/110/story/1110616.html - National: LTTE – We Must Get Voting Right
http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2914&Itemid=26 - CO: Editorial – Vote in person, or from home?
http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2008/jul/26/from-the-editorial-advisory-board/ - UT: Populous counties ordering voting machines
http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,700246155,00.html
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Robert Bennet, wasn’t he the same Republican operative (a shadowy one at best)in the Watergate scandal in the 70’s? Now he’s a legit Senator from UTAH who sat on the powerful Senate Approppriations Committee. and got himself involved in this.l
There are many stealth villains in democrats clothing. And the list is growing like bacteria. Concerned Americans must stay constantly aware. Feinstein’s motives and objectives will always warrant scrutiny.