House defeats bill funding paper ballots

House defeats bill funding paper ballots
April 16th, 2008
By JIM ABRAMS | Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Tuesday rejected legislation providing federal funds to help states deciding to switch to paper ballot voting systems for the November elections.

The bill, an outgrowth of concerns over the voting machine glitches that have emerged in recent elections, would have reimbursed states that convert to paper-based voting systems or provide emergency paper ballots that would be counted as regular ballots in the event of machine failure.

The vote was 239-178 in favor of the legislation, short of the two-thirds majority needed under a special floor procedure that limited debate and barred amendments.

Rep. Rush Holt, D-N.J. sponsor of the bill, said it would have represented “a real step forward in our effort to protect the accuracy, integrity and security of the November elections.”

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"Honest, we wanted this important legislation to pass, but..."

What the heck was he thinking? Does anyone know?

...and so maybe he didn't think this bill went far enough.

House minority makes election rigging official policy.

Republicans say they're spending the money in Iraq so they don't have it to spend here.

REPUBLICANS SPEND MONEY OVER THERE,
SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO SPEND IT HERE.

Sen. Robert Menendez (D. NJ) with that one.