Essex Cnty task force on Voting rights gets published in NJ paper

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A voting system that we can count on
Monday, August 08, 2005
BY KATHERINE JOYCE AND ANDREW SPRUNG
In his Jan. 11 State of the State address, acting Gov. Richard Codey pledged to let voters see a paper record of their choices before they leave the voting booth.

"People must have confidence that their vote is counted. Every electronically cast vote must produce a paper receipt," he said.

Bravo: one promise fulfilled. On July 7, Codey signed a law requiring that all voting systems include paper-based "voter verification" by 2008. Specifically, that's a paper record, preserved for possible recount, that voters can see and verify before their votes are executed. Approximately 20 states have passed or will soon pass such a law -- an essential safeguard of democracy. Like all computers, electronic voting machines are subject to error and tampering. A paper record that does not depend on the machine's software is the only way to guarantee an auditable vote.

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