Codey signed S29 Thursday, weakest VVPR law in the country

[FogerRox]

[davidinalameda]

1. care to translate for us

VVPR?

[FogerRox]

2. Voter Verified Paper Record

Puts a printer on touchscreen voting equipment, Paper records will be stored for 22 months and thrown away--most states with VVPR law include an automatic audit -- 2 or 3 % of Precincts are audited, paper VS The digital ballot.

[dalloway]

3. what's the next step? Can anything be done to push for more?

What's up in Essex?

[BattyDem]

4. Forgive my ignorance ...

why is it a weak bill? :shrug:

[seriousstan]

5. You must simply leap wherever you go...

because you certainly don't understand steps.

[BattyDem]

6. I agree ... it sounds like a good place to start. Every step counts.

According to the bill ...

"This bill would require that each voting machine in use in the State produce an individual permanent paper record for each vote cast."

"The record would be made available for inspection and verification by the voter at the time the vote is cast, and preserved for later use in any manual audit. Such a voter-verified paper record would give voters increased confidence that their votes were counted accurately."

"Counties would be required to comply with the provisions of this bill by January 1, 2008, unless a waiver is granted by the Attorney General for good cause."

"The bill is modeled on provisions in a bill sponsored by Congressman Rush Holt (H.R.2239), introduced in May 2003."

http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2004/Bills/S0500/29_I1.HTM




It sounds like the paper "ballots" would be used in the event of a recount. So if the exit polls are off and/or someone challenges the election results, the paper would be counted. Isn't that what we wanted? I know there's a lot more to do, but we have to start somewhere, right?

[BattyDem]

7. "Codey signs four election reform measures"

Asbury Park Press
07/8/05

New Jersey voters can have an earlier say in the presidential primary, vote on machines that emit paper receipts, cast absentee ballots for any reason and register closer to an election under laws signed Thursday by acting Gov. Codey.

The laws were the first to be signed out of a group of 13 bills that will reform the way New Jerseyans cast their ballots that passed through the Legislature in the final voting sessions before the summer recess.

"These laws will promote access, accuracy and accountability in elections," Roberts said. "They will strengthen the voting process and lend further credibility to future elections."

Read the entire article here

[FogerRox]

8. It is toothless without an automatic adit

forget about recounts--- I want an auto audit like most other states. The Ammendment for the auto audit did not pass.

And the AG most likel;y put the waiver into place because he hasnt certified VVPR compliant voting equipment in NJ-- well just one machine--- the Sequoia Edge w/printer. But its a small face DRe and most folks using lever machines transition easier to a Full Face.