For three consecutive sessions of Congress, Rush Holt (D-NJ) has championed the cause of voter-verified paper ballots and mandatory random manual audits to check vote tallies for accuracy. Since his bill was first introduced as HR2239 in May of 2003, people interested in transparent and reliable and publicly verifiable elections have volunteered countless hours working toward passage of his legislation. It's paying off -- the current bill (HR811) has survived the committee mark-up process with a number of improvements (and a few setbacks, but not enough to not support the bill) and will likely go to the floor for a vote soon.
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