HB 3894 Hand-Counted Paper Ballots Bill, Thanks Rep. Burnam, VoteRescue, O'Dell, But Not MoveOn

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Tue Apr 03, 2007 at 01:48:56 AM CDT

We have to prove our Democracy with the observable evidence of Hand-Counted Paper Ballots for all our families' futures.

Originally published at
http://www.opednews....
March 11, 2007
Texas Rep. Lon Burnam Submits Bill for Hand-Counted Paper Ballots in Texas

By Vickie Karp and Karen Renick

Rep. Lon Burnam, District 90, Tarrant County (Fort Worth), Texas Submitted HB 3894, The Texas Hand Counted Paper Ballot Bill of 2007

With the acknowledgment and validation from computer experts, government reports and university studies nationwide that electronic voting systems, including optical scan counters, are vulnerable to easy hacking and manipulation without detection, the need for drastic change in our voting systems has become evident. Well-intentioned legislators at both the federal and state levels have presented the costly "solution" of adding printers to electronic voting machines for a "voter verifiable paper audit trail."

What Does H.B. 3894, the Texas Hand-Counted Paper Ballot Bill of 2007, Do?

1. Repeals the use of any electronic "voting system" from the Texas State Election Code and leaves hand-counted paper ballots as the only voting method allowed by code in Texas.


Thank you so much, Texas Rep. Lon Burnam and Vickie Karp and Karen Renick of VoteRescue ( http://voterescue.or... ) and Bruce O'Dell of Election Defense Alliance ( http://electiondefen... ).



But, what is up with MoveOn?

http://markcrispinmi...
MoveOn blows it
From Paul Lehto:

MoveOn strikes a devastating blow against its own credibility as an activist organization with this strong support for Holt's HR 811 "paper trail and audit" "solution". They specifically reference the last minute strong opposition which was activists burning up the fax lines of Congress, with a little help from some elected officials opposing unfunded mandates. Word on the street was that this committee of Congress had never seen such a response to oppose legislation, yet here MoveOn attempts to commit the activists who aren't keeping close tabs on this into fighting with the other activists! We can have legitimate disagreements and oppose each other, but for MoveOn not to even identify the issues correctly is truly abysmal.


http://www.texaskaos.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=3010

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