Instead of passing HR811 or HR1381, we recommend splitting current election reform legislation into several separate bills which each address fewer topics and which have more reasonable time frames, enforceable requirements, provisions for citizen oversight, respects states’ rights and allows states more flexibility, provides sufficient funding to cover its requirements, and is more cost-efficient and effective than current election reform proposals, as outlined in this “One-Page Concept Proposal for Federal Election Reform Legislation” available here:
http://electionarchive.org/ucvInfo/US/EI-FedLegProposal-v2.pdf
Dozens of persons contributed to writing the “One-Page Concept Proposal for Federal Election Reform Legislation” over many months, after dedicating themselves for years to bringing verifiable integrity to U.S. elections. Recent revisions were based on input from state and county election officials including Bruce Funk, former (23 year) Emery County Clerk, Utah; and revisions were made by Nancy Tobi, Co-founder and Chair of Democracy for New Hampshire; by Bev Harris, Director of Black Box Voting; and by Phil Fry, Citizens Alliance for Secure Elections (CASE), Ohio.
Any help that you can be in getting this election reform legislation sponsored in time for independent verification of election integrity to be in effect by November 2008 would be greatly appreciated.
Some sources:
“Fool Me Once: Checking Vote Count Integrity”
http://electionarchive.org/ucvAnalysis/US/paper-audits/TierElectionAuditEval.pdf
“Federal Audit Election Audit Costs”
http://electionarchive.org/ucvAnalysis/US/paper-audits/TierElectionAuditEval.pdf
DeForest Soaries says that “EAC and Federal efforts for election reform 'A Charade,' 'Travesty'!
http://www.ejfi.org/Voting/Voting-6.htm#soaries
"Why not Re-Authorize the EAC" http://electionarchive.net/docs_other/EAC-DoNotReauthorize.pdf
"US Election Assistance Commission Has Not Done its Job"
http://www.votersunite.org/info/TestimonyTheisen03-13-07.pdf
“Avoid Another HAVA Train Wreck: Software Disclosure Requirements are a Good Long Term Goal but Need to Be Redrafted in Current Federal Election Integrity Legislation.”
http://electionarchive.net/docs_other/dopp/VotingSystemSoftwareDisclosure.pdf
Thanks to Paul Lehto for originally sending me the announcement and his comments re. the House Admin Cmte markup session.
