Waxman has posted a pdf file "Summaries of State Election Procedures"

[rumpel]

if anyone is interested.

http://democrats.reform.house.gov/Documents/20040628121347-35775.pdf

"This report describes election procedures in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. It
includes descriptions of the types of voting machines and other voting methods used by the states. It also describes state recount and contest procedures, including deadlines for initiating such proceedings.
In the case of disputed elections involving the House of Representatives, the House is the final arbiter of its membership under the Constitution. Because the House has traditionally deferred to state election procedures, there is a strong presumption that winning candidates certified by the states will be seated in the Congress. As a result, candidates who have lost in close elections normally follow available state recount and contest procedures prior to seeking any relief in the House."

He also has a whole section for election issues:

http://democrats.reform.house.gov/investigations.asp?Issue=Elections

[k8conant]

1. Thank you

I've save the procedures for reference.

[Bill Bored]

2. This is SWEET!

Haven't read it yet, but it may be very useful.

If we are going to work at the state level, we need to know which states need the most reform. If there is a list of paperless, unaudited-ballot states, for example, that would be awesome. VerifiedVoting.org showed "Unknown" for many states. If we get a VVPB from Congress, it MUST be audited and that might have to be legislated at the state level.

Also, we can make some pretty exit poll graphs showing the % of Red Shift for states with and without paper ballots and audit trails. (Oh joy.)

[marions ghost]

3. KICK

good overview on states election procedures

Looks like Waxman is paying attention to the election stuff

[Bill Bored]

4. Unfortunately, this is 2 years old

and there's no mention of whether the DREs have VVPBs.

[Wilms]

5. kick n/t