MD: Paper Ballot Bill Passes in state House 137-0

[Wilms]

Maryland: Paper Ballot Bill Passes in state House 137-0

By Warren Stewart

March 09, 2006

In a blow to state election officials and a victory for election integrity activists, Maryland’s House of Delegates has voted unanimously to approve HB 244, a bill that would require voter verified paper records of every vote and a mandatory random audit. The 137-0 vote came after only 10 minutes of debate.

With momentum building for the passage of HB 244, state election officials had argued that there wasn’t time to retrofit the state’s touchscreen voting machines with printers for this years primaries and general election. This led to an amendment calling on the state to lease optical-scan machines for one year.

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[Stevepol]

1. Great News! Especially the mandatory random audit requirement.