Rep. Bob Ney, Ohio Republican says "More vote reforms can wait."

[Wilms]

This guy is a problem :grr:


More vote reforms can wait, Ney says

By Brian DeBose
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
February 10, 2005

Congress should not introduce new legislation to improve the elections process or change the Help America Vote Act, the chairman of the Committee on House Administration said yesterday.

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"I am angry and disturbed that folks would have to wait 10 hours in this democracy and still be turned away," said Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald, California Democrat, referring to reports of irregularities in Ohio.

Mr. Ney and Mrs. Millender-McDonald, her party's new ranking member on the committee, held a hearing yesterday to seek solutions to some of the problems and examine best practices with the four-member Election Assistance Commission (EAC).

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[Helga Scow Stern]

1. And the Nat. Assn. of Secretaries of State voted to ask EAC to disband...

what's up with that?

And Ney acts like he is upset.

"Our system, certainly, is not perfect," said Kansas Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh, a Republican. "But, overall, last November's election was successful. The reforms are working."

The officials took issue with legislation that would standardize elections. Over the weekend, the National Association of Secretaries of State passed a resolution over the weekend asking Congress to dissolve the new election commission after it finishes its work.

"I was shocked, surprised, just because I didn't see it coming and don't agree with it," Ney said. "I understand your motivation. It's a horrific balance."

Already, the commission has distributed $2.2 billion of $3 billion set aside for states. The money helped some states install new electronic or optical scan machines before the Nov. 2 election.


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