Balt Sun: Dem Senator on defensive r/e Diebolding Maryland

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

****Looks like the Maryland Democratic Senator who blocked the good paper bill
is now on the defensive***

Here is an excerpt of article in the Baltimore Sun:

Voting-by-mail plan meets criticism - Capital Notebook - March 31, 2006
Hollinger said she worries the state may not be able to overhaul
its voting system in time for the fall elections and is troubled
by news reports that other states have had trouble with the vendor
of the optical-scan equipment.

The mail-ballot plan is the latest battle over adopting a paper
trail for the state's voting system.
Many lawmakers and Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. have said the state's
Diebold machines need paper receipts to
ensure accurate and safe elections.

Sen. Andrew P. Harris, a Republican who represents Baltimore and Harford
counties and a member of the Senate committee reviewing the bill,
said he dislikes the notion of a mail-in system.
He said he thinks the option could be an effort to kill the legislation.

"The cynic in me thinks this is an attempt to blow up all reform efforts,
to create enough confusion to prevent anything from happening," he said.
"Everybody gets to claim they championed a paper trail,
but we get stuck with the same system."

Hollinger disputed that claim and said this week that she is committed
to passing a paper trail bill.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-md.notebook31mar31,0,6568907.story?coll=bal-local-headlines

Also, the republicans have a push going on to pass HB 244 -
they have a good Diebold cartoon, forceful message etc. They are trying to work with
Democrats who are willing to get rid of the DRES -

YOU MUST GO SEE THIS WEBPAGE!

http://www.rwaac.com/

[Wilms]

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