* Secretary of State Shelley Announces E-Voting Machine Requirement California Takes Lead in Protecting Democratic Voting
Sacramento, CA - Responding to a raft of reports detailing flaws in electronic voting systems, California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley this week announced that he is requiring all electronic voting systems purchased by California counties to provide a paper printout that would allow voters to verify their votes and auditors to verify election results. The Secretary of State is responsible for certifying all voting machines used for elections within the state of California. EFF has urged election officials and legislators to require that electronic voting machines use publicly reviewed software and generate a paper record, giving voters the ability to verify their votes as well as creating a "paper trail" for potential recounts. "Secretary of State Shelley has taken a courageous and important step in response to the growing public concern about the security of voting machines," said EFF Legal Director Cindy Cohn. "Paper audit trails are currently the best way to prevent anyone from bungling or stealing our elections." "We hope that California can continue to lead the country and the world in implementing secure electronic voting standards," added EFF Activist Ren Bucholz. "By requiring a voter-verified paper trail, the Secretary of State has taken a critical step toward preserving the integrity of the voting process in the wake of new technologies that change the ways in which we vote," commented California Voter Foundation President Kim Alexander. For the full media release: <http://www.eff.org/Activism/E-voting/20031121_eff_pr.php> California Secretary of State statement on e-voting paper trail requirement: <http://www.ss.ca.gov/executive/press_releases/2003/03_106.pdf> EFF national action alert on e-voting: <http://action.eff.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=2821> EFF E-Voting page: <http://www.eff.org/Activism/E-voting/> EFF and Stanford law clinic sue Diebold electronic voting company: <http://www.eff.org/Legal/ISP_liability/OPG_v_Diebold/> Media coverage: <http://www.wired.com/news/evote/0,2645,61334,00.html> <http://www.msnbc.com/news/996711.asp?0cv=TB10> : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.542 / Virus Database: 336 - Release Date: 18/11/03 ______________________________________________________________ O texto acima e' de inteira e exclusiva responsabilidade de seu autor, conforme identificado no campo "remetente", e nao representa necessariamente o ponto de vista do Forum do Voto-E O Forum do Voto-E visa debater a confibilidade dos sistemas eleitorais informatizados, em especial o brasileiro, e dos sistemas de assinatura digital e infraestrutura de chaves publicas. __________________________________________________ Pagina, Jornal e Forum do Voto Eletronico http://www.votoseguro.org __________________________________________________
