GA LWV still not on board with paper ballots

[Bushfire]

I wonder why? ... $$$$$$$$$$?

The head of Georgia's League of Women Voters said the chapter still supports the state's e-voting system, despite concerns among the group's membership over the security of such systems. - By Carlos Campos, Atlanta Journal Constitution (Story - registration required)

I realize others are working in GA who may not post here, but we could all bug their Exec Director:

http://www.lwv.org/about/leagues/state_search.html#ga

Ms. Elisabeth MacNamara (different than in the article/shakeup?)
LWV of Georgia
PO Box 29751
Atlanta, GA 30359-0781
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail [e-mail]

GA is too important to not get back on the good side.

Story here:

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/0604/16voting.html

League still backs state's voting system

By CARLOS CAMPOS
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 06/15/04


The head of Georgia's League of Women Voters said Tuesday the chapter still supports the state's electronic voting system, despite concerns among the group's national membership over the security of such systems.

"We still absolutely, 100 percent, feel the system in Georgia is a good system," said Meg Smothers, executive director of the League of Women Voters of Georgia. Georgia is one of only two states that rely exclusively on electronic voting, using a system championed by Secretary of State Cathy Cox.

Smothers has been an important ally for Cox in defending the state's voting system. Smothers lobbied to defeat a bill this year that would have required Cox to outfit every voting machine with a printed receipt.

Critics of the touch-screen machines say that without such a receipt, voters are left to wonder whether their votes have been accurately tallied. Cox opposes the paper trail, saying it will cause logistical nightmares at the polls. She and Smothers say Georgia should wait until uniform national standards are developed for paper receipts before the state moves forward.

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[MallRat]

1. Does the Georgia LWV have a choice in the matter?

I thought the National LWV adopted a position against paperless voting... why is the Georgia chapter allowed to wander off the reservation?


League of Women Voters Drops Support of Paperless Voting Machines
by Rachel Konrad

The League of Women Voters rescinded its support of paperless voting machines after hundreds of angry members voiced concern that paper ballots were the only way to safeguard elections from fraud, hackers or computer malfunctions.

About 800 delegates who attended the nonpartisan league's biennial convention in Washington voted overwhelmingly Monday in favor of a resolution that supports "voting systems and procedures that are secure, accurate, recountable and accessible."

That relatively neutral stance was a sharp change from last year, when league leaders endorsed paperless terminals as reliable alternatives to antiquated punch card and lever systems. About 30 percent of the electorate will use touchscreen voting machines in the November election, and hardly any of the machines provide paper records that could be used in case of a contested election.

http://www.commondreams.org/cgi-bin/print.cgi?file=/headlines04/0615-01.htm


-MR

[Bushfire]

2. Encourage every person in GA who is eligible to register with the LWV

and vote out these shills for BBV manufacturers. Your democracy is at stake, as this article clearly illustrates.

[MallRat]

3. What if I'm a man from Massachusetts?

I'm guessing that might make me ineligible.

:-)

[Bushfire]

4. You can always forward the AJC article to other webforums

and any others you may know in GA to get involved. Thanks for caring. :) Do you post on Bartcop or Smirking Chimp?

[MallRat]

5. Nope. I'm just a DUer.

So that way, if the men in trenchcoats ever come for me, I can exercise plausible deniability that I'm only a "little bit" liberal.

;-)

[Bushfire]

6. Any thoughts from actual residents in GA? n/t