Why does H.R. 550 only address voter verified paper trails arent there other issues of importance to the integrity of our electoral process?
There are many aspects of our electoral process as affected by HAVA and otherwise — that are important. The 2004 election made it clear that much work is yet to be done in a variety of areas, and Congressman Holt addresses many of those other issues through additional legislation or cosponsorship of legislation offered by other Members of Congress. But in November 2004 as many as 50 million voters voted on electronic voting machines with no voter verified paper trail. The accuracy of the vote count in those instances can never be confirmed, and there was enough distrust of Novembers election results that a challenge to the certificate of the electoral votes from Ohio was launched, heard and voted upon in Congress before the 2004 election was ratified. Therefore, this security and auditability enhancement a voter verified paper audit trail — must be implemented as soon as possible, and before the next general election. H.R. 550 is not designed to solve every problem with the electoral
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