E-Vote: Approaching Election Could Subject States and Localities to New Requirements, Expense

Less than 20 states would be in compliance with all the new requirements, according to some estimates.

July 27, 2010 •

The Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007 authored by Representative Rush Holt and supported by 200 co-sponsors, would require a mandatory voter-verified paper record as well as other stipulations that some fear would disrupt the approaching primary elections that begin early next year, since less than 20 states would be in compliance with all the new requirements, according to some estimates.

Resources
Verifiedvoting.org has a state-by-state analysis of voter-verified paper-record legislation.

National Association of Secretaries of State Fact Sheet: Direct Response Electronic Voting Machines and Voter-Verified Paper Trails

Wayne Hanson

Wayne E. Hanson served as a writer and editor with e.Republic from 1989 to 2013, having worked for several business units including Government Technology magazine, the Center for Digital Government, Governing, and Digital Communities. Hanson was a juror from 1999 to 2004 with the Stockholm Challenge and Global Junior Challenge competitions in information technology and education.

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E-Vote: Approaching Election Could Subject States and Localities to New Requirements, Expense

Less than 20 states would be in compliance with all the new requirements, according to some estimates.