Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) has Sponsored the Protecting American Votes and Elections Act of 2018 (S3049), which requires All Election Departments to provide a Paper Copy of each Ballot and to do a Statistically rigorous Check of Election Results to Ensure the Integrity of our Voting Machines.
Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR, 3rd District)), will introduce a House Companion to this Legislation.
Optical Scan Paper Ballots coupled with Risk-Limited Audits represent the State-of-the-Art in Voting System Security, an approach already in successful use in several States.
This Bill requires that All Election Bodies Audit every Federal Election, regardless of how close it is, by employing Statistically rigorous “Risk-Limiting Audits,” which deliver nearly the Same Level of Confidence in the Election Results as a Full Manual Recount, at a Fraction of the Cost.
Risk-Limiting Audits should be routinely conducted and reported in all Federal, most State-Wide, and at least a Sampling of other Governmental Election Contests. This Legislation requiring Post-Election Audits, will make U.S. Elections more Trustworthy. Further, because well-designed Risk-Limiting Audits often can confirm a Correct Electoral Outcome after examining only a Small Fraction of the Ballots Cast, they use Election Officials’ Time and Taxpayers’ Money Efficiently. As an additional Benefit, Routinely Conducted Risk-Limiting Audits provide a powerful Tool for Continuous Quality Improvement because they have the potential to identify the Kinds of Machines and Ballot Designs that lead to the fewest Errors.
States without a Verified Paper Ballot using Direct-Recording Electronic (DRE) Voting System:
Arkansas - DRE without a Verifiable Paper Ballot, in some Districts
Delaware - DRE without a Verifiable Paper Ballot
Florida - DRE without a Verifiable Paper Ballot
Georgia - DRE without a Verifiable Paper Ballot
Indiana - DRE without a Verifiable Paper Ballot
Kansas - DRE without a Verifiable Paper Ballot, in some Districts
Kentucky - DRE without a Verifiable Paper Ballot
Louisiana - DRE without a Verifiable Paper Ballot
Mississippi - DRE without a Verifiable Paper Ballot, in some Districts
New Jersey - DRE without a Verifiable Paper Ballot
Pennsylvania - DRE without a Verifiable Ballot
South Carolina - DRE without a Verifiable Paper Ballot
Tennessee - DRE without a Verifiable Paper Ballot
Texas - DRE without a Verifiable Paper Ballot
Utah - DRE without a Verifiable Ballot
Virginia - DRE without a Verifiable Paper Ballot
If your State has changed their Voting System, and added a Verifiable Paper Ballot, let me know and if it is the whole State or in certain Districts.
NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote! Michael H. Drucker
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