Re: They Said It Couldn't Be Done

2004-09-21 Thread Ian Brown
> [snip HAVA quote and Nevada news] So unless there is a amendment to that law (that I am obviously unaware of) it isn't up to individual States to add this as an additional requirement - its already required. perhaps someone could enlighten me? I believe many e-voting machines "meet" this requir

Re: They Said It Couldn't Be Done

2004-09-20 Thread Dave Howe
R. A. Hettinga wrote: Nevada has taken the lead on paper trails not only in its own elections, but also in Congress. Its senators - John Ensign, a Republican, and Harry Reid, a Democrat - have co-sponsored the bipartisan Voting Integrity and Verification Act, one of a number of pending bills that w

They Said It Couldn't Be Done

2004-09-18 Thread R. A. Hettinga
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/18/opinion/18sat2.html?th=&pagewanted=print&position=> The New York Times September 18, 2004 They Said It Couldn't Be Done any computer scientists insist that electronic voting machines will be trustworthy only when they produce paper receipts