Reply #6: CA: Bill: Paper trail required for e-voting

[Wilms]

Article Last Updated: 10/09/2005 02:32:32 AM

Bill: Paper trail required for e-voting

Governor passes new legislation ensuring accuracy of electronic voting machines

By Ian Hoffman, STAFF WRITER

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As the first state to require paper trails for e-voting, California now becomes the largest state in the nation to use those paper trails as the ultimate arbiters of political races, a move expected to sway other states.

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"There's nothing that say the paper trail has to be this funky, thermal, toilet-paper thing," she said. "One of the choices that the vendors have is to make a paper trail that will be easier for the elections officials to use."

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"Grassroots had such a big role to play," Bowen said. "I just really love to see that happen. That's how democracy's supposed to work."

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