The groups and individuals endorsing this statement commend Congressman Rush Holt for all that is excellent in HR 811, the "Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007" such as the ban on wireless communications, requirements for disclosed source code and hand audits, and the mandate that testing labs be contractually independent from vendors. However, we cannot, with good conscience, give our endorsement to HR 811. We believe we have a duty to call attention to the bill's unacceptable shortcomings and to call for the needed amendments. [See link below] // In a press release to respond to the Princeton statements about Sequoia’s lack of security mechanisms in their voting machines Sequoia says, “Election security encompasses people, processes and voting technology. And all of Sequoia's voting systems have numerous safeguards to detect any attempt to tamper with a machine or election results as true security demands a combination of features.” It’s funny that Princeton Professor Appel found none of the security safeguards present in the machines he has inspected.

 

NAtional: Essential Revisions to HR 811

http://www.votersunite.org/info/HR811EssentialRevisions.htm

 

NAtional: U.S. Election Assistance Commission Chair, Donetta Davidson, Knew About Problems of Voting Machine Test Labs But Kept Quiet

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4144

 

NAtional: Millender-McDonald urges election reform

http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/021307/millender.html

 

NAtional: Election Security Encompasses the Equipment, People, Processes & Voting Technology

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070213/aqtu063.html?.v=1

 

NAtional: House Administration Chair Calls for Full Funding of HAVA

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2260&Itemid=26

 

NAtional: U.S. Senate sees first bill to ban paperless voting

http://billnelson.senate.gov/news/details.cfm?id=269248

 

NAtional: Senate bill urges e-voting paper trail

http://news.com.com/2061-10796_3-6159032.html

 

FL: Optical-scan proposal gets mixed reviews

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/politics/content/state/epaper/2007/02/13/m1a_opticalscans_0213.html

 

FL: High Time for Voting Reform

http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20070212_high_time_for_voting_reform/

 

FL: Radio Ralph: Voting Machines

http://www.am850.com/commentary/archives/2007/02/radio_ralph_voting_machines.asp

 

IN: Editorial - Vote by mail gets early stamp of approval

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070213/OPINION/702130325/1002

 

MD: Early Voting Bill Stalled Again in Md. Senate by Republicans

http://somd.com/news/headlines/2007/5393.shtml

 

MI: State voting machines for disabled conk out

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070213/POLITICS01/702130337/1022/POLITICS

 

MI: State reports glitches in voting machines for disabled

http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/business/index.ssf?/base/news-41/1171363204276680.xml&storylist=mibusiness

 

NJ: Suit Seeks to Ensure Ballot Safety in New Jersey

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/13/nyregion/13vote.html

 

NM: Editorial, 02/13/2007 Guv’s cinemuseum pick on hold; needs new look

http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/56900.html#

 

TX: Democratic Party sues state alleging electronic voting glitch

http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/state/16690248.htm

 

VA: Voting machine changes advance

http://www.dailyprogress.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=CDP%2FMGArticle%2FCDP_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149193172174&path=!news

 

WV: WV Democratic Party Chairman Casey Endorses Resolution Requiring Election Paper Trail

http://www.huntingtonnews.net/state/070213-staff-casey.html

 

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