House Elections Boss Might Explore Paper Trail

Published: Nov 30, 2004

TALLAHASSEE - The new chairman of the state House committee that deals with elections said he's open to considering paper audit trails for touch-screen voting machines.
Rep. Ron Reagan, R-Bradenton, said he did not think there was anything wrong with the computer touch-screen machines used in 15 Florida counties this year, but he is willing to allow debate on whether there's a need to back them up with printers if the technology is available.

``It's something I think we do have to revisit,'' said Reagan, the new chairman of the House Ethics and Elections Committee.

His willingness to consider touch-screen paper trails echoes that of Gov. Jeb Bush, who opposed the idea running up to November's election, saying it wasn't feasible, but said the day after the election that if the technology becomes available, it should be pursued.
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The cocksucker will allow debate! Great! Fantastic! And to think, we live in a "democracy."

That means they've found another way to steal votes!

Earth to Jeb, it's been available for YEARS now...

WTF.

Boot the optiscams and touch-n-steals OUT of the voting booths.

Christ all mighty!!! These fucking idiots are going to debate whether or not there should be a paper receipt after someone votes???? Holy, jumping Jesus in a hand bag!! Has the whole fucking gov't lost common sense???
Just do the damn thing.
It's amazing, when money is involved (ATM), there are receipts but hell, screw the future! We don't need no stinking proof!

any future paper trails. He doesn't give a shit. The government will be bankrupted by then and only the big corporations will have any real power.

but wasn't until AFTER shrub got his second four years!!!!

I hate this, but I hope the Dems stay in the fight so that we can feel comfortable with the voting results of 2006.

I desperately want us to take back the Senate and the House, but at least if all Americans can feel assured that the votes were accounted for correctly, we will know FOR SURE where the problems are. Right now, some say we are running poor candidates, some blame it on the message not getting out, and some blame it on the inaccuracy or fraud of the voting. We need to eliminate one problem at a time, and then concentrate on getting Dems elected!!!

to placate and misdirect. Throw a net over the entire criminopublican party and prosecute.

back paper and #2 pencil. Other country do it.

at least a start though. Somebody in FL pls write him a nice thank-you note -- then stay on his case!

THese people are such slime bags.

Jeb says we need a different system??? What a disengenuous remark.

Jeb says we need a different system??? What a disengenuous remark.

Jeb says we need a different system??? What a disengenuous remark.

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.....They steal your car, beat your wife, and leave your cat pregnant after emptying your bar....when that happens you just KNOW the following monday they'll speak out about the growing lack of civility in the neighborhood...

It makes things sound all aboveboard to say we have a paper trail. But a paper trail is only used if there is a need for a recount, and recount only happens if the count is close. If the margin of the win is large enough, there won't be a recount. The machine numbers will be used.

Giving someone a "receipt" doesn't guarantee that the machine recorded their vote correctly.

The only thing that works is counting paper ballots.

Unless there's an automatic audit (sample hand count), there's no way to detect fraud. "No news is (NOT!) good news."

:wtf: is WRONG with our 'leadership'

is this another third-way philosophy that says keep your heads down and your mouths shut?

:argh:

... will make it illegal for banks to keep any paper records.