H.R.811 - Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot under title III of such Act, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)

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  • Short: Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Short: Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007 as reported to house.
  • Official: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot under title III of such Act, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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10/03/07
Commentary: Easy solutions to touch screen voting machines

By Ann Frisch State and local governments are aggressively lobbying against HR 811, the federal Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007, ...

Source: Oshkosh Northwestern, WI
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09/26/07
E-Vote: States, Local Governments Unite to Pull Elections Bill

The groups sent House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer a letter today urging them "to resist bringing HR 811, the Voter Confidence ...

Source: Government Technology, CA
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09/25/07
Board opposes changes in voting

... committee Tuesday, commissioners at their regular meeting Wednesday afternoon approved a resolution in disapproval of HR 811 to be sent to US Rep. ...

Source: Coldwater Daily Reporter, MI
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09/25/07
Election Vaporware

By David L. Dill, VerifiedVoting.org Huffington Post blogger Robert D. Atkinson recently posted a column opposing HR 811, Rep. Rush Holt's bill to require a ...

Source: VoteTrustUSA, CA
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09/24/07
Election Vaporware

Huffington Post blogger Robert D. Atkinson recently posted a column opposing HR 811, Rep. Rush Holt's bill to require a voter-verified paper record of each ...

Source: Huffington Post, NY
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09/23/07
Voting system requirements should be technology-neutral

The Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007 (HR 811) now before the House requires that electronic voting machines also generate a ...

Source: GCN.com, DC
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09/22/07
'Daily Voting News' For September 22 and 23, 2007

by JGideon Page 1 of 1 page(s) In Nevada ex-Secretary of State and now Congressman Dean Heller likes to tell anyone who will listen why he dislikes HR-811 ...

Source: OpEdNews, PA
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09/20/07
Electronic voting: Don't try to fix what isn't broken

HR 811, which has 216 co-sponsors, endeavors to fix all that, requiring voter-verified paper ballots in every precinct in the nation by the November 2008 ...

Source: Salt Lake Tribune, United States
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09/20/07
HR 811 Stalls in House, CA SoS Bowen on DREs and the FL taser incident

by Allegra Dengler Page 1 of 1 page(s) And at the bottom, a link to the YouTube video of the FL student who was tasered this week after asking John Kerry ...

Source: OpEdNews, PA
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09/20/07
Roberts helped preserve drug company advertising

4 signed by 21 members of Congress -- most of whom are members of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition and cosponsors of HR 811 -- citing "deep ...

Source: Lawrence Journal World, KS
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09/19/07
MELTDOWN '07: Diebold Touch-Screens Flipping in Memphis Mayoral ...

RELATED: Federal Bill That Wouldn't Have Corrected the Problem - Rush Holt's HR 811 - Back 'In the Freezer' in the House, According to Roll Call. ...

Source: Brad Blog
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09/18/07
electronic voting

The US House of Representatives Committee on Rules met on Wednesday to begin discussing HR 811, the Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007 ...

Source: CNet News.com Blog
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09/18/07
Electronic Voting: If It Is Good Enough For Congress

Congress is currently considering HR 811 "The Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007" which would require that all electronic voting ...

Source: CQPolitics.com
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09/18/07
Congress tackles states' agenda

... State and local officials have moved aggressively to block a measure (HR 811) that would require a paper trail for every vote cast beginning in 2008, ...

Source: Stateline.org, DC
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09/17/07
URGENT! TAKE 5 MINUTES TO BETTER SECURE 2008 ELECTION & OUR DEMOCRACY

The “Microsoft 811” (HR 811) will get its final review by the rules committee, and then will likely come to a vote, unless we keep trying to stop it. ...

Source: OpEdNews, PA
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09/17/07
'Daily Voting News' For September 18, 2007

This is a parallel to HR-811 which will require an as yet undeveloped printer for dres and probably four years to develop that printer. ...

Source: OpEdNews
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09/17/07
Campaigning for and Against a Paper Trail

But at a news conference today in Washington, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation urged the public to oppose the bill (HR 811), ...

Source: Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
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09/17/07
11 state and local organization reject Holt Bill (HR811)

HR 811 would preempt those laws, requiring states to replace equipment they purchased to comply with the Help America Vote Act of 2002 – even if it already ...

Source: OpEdNews, PA
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09/17/07
Voter Confidence Act could cost Kansas counties a bundle

Dennis Moore, D-Lenexa, co-sponsored HR 811 but is proposing to make some changes before the final vote. He supports paper vote verification but wants to ...

Source: Kansas.com, KS
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09/16/07
HR 'Microsoft 811' Challenges our voting rights and democracy itself!

HR 811 requires a paper print-out of the votes, and while it requires that the voter be allowed to verify it, the bill would NOT require all those “paper ...

Source: OpEdNews
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09/16/07
Democratic Leadership Still 'Out of Touch' Concerning DRE Voting ...

Majority Leader Steny Hoyer has been a supporter of HR 811 since a secret "compromise" version, recently brokered behind closed doors by out-of-touch ...

Source: Brad Blog
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09/16/07
HR811 Alert! Tell your Rep to vote NO!!!

Those pushing for the passage of HR 811 insist that "It's this bill or nothing!" in order to scare people into supporting it despite its many flaws. 1. ...

Source: OpEdNews, PA
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09/16/07
House Democratic Leaders Face Tricky Path to Passage of Election Bill

The bill (HR 811), due on the House floor this week, would require a paper record of every vote cast nationwide beginning in 2008. ...

Source: CQPolitics.com, DC
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09/15/07
Voting doesn't need a paper trail

These bills — the Ballot Integrity Act (S 1487), and the Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act (HR 811) — are understandable backlashes to the ...

Source: Daily Press, VA
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09/15/07
More News

The Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act (HR 811) would require a voter-verified paper record of every vote cast in a federal election. ...

Source: The Citizen's Voice, PA
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09/12/07
Ready or Not, Voting Paper Trail Nears House Vote

The Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act (HR 811) would authorize more than $1 billion in grants for states to prepare permanent paper ballots ...

Source: PC Magazine
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09/12/07
DC-Utah Bill Likely to Get US Senate Vote on September 18

The House will probably vote on HR 811 next week as well. HR 811 is Congressman Rush Holt’s bill to require vote-counting the states to use vote-counting ...

Source: Ballot Access, CA
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09/12/07
Susan Davis Proposes Amendment to Restrict the Use of Direct ...

Representative Susan Davis (D-CA) has proposed amending The Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007 (HR 811) to limit the use of direct ...

Source: VoteTrustUSA, CA
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09/12/07
Paper Trails Don't Ensure Accurate E-Voting Totals, Group Charges

The bill, HR 811, aims to increase the security and reliability of electronic voting. It is similar to legislation that several states could pass as well. ...

Source: InformationWeek, NY
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09/11/07
VOTE FRAUD: IT'S NOT JUST THE MACHINES PART 1

Do not be fooled by HR 811 the so-called Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act. This will NOT restore fair and impartial elections. ...

Source: American Chronicle, CA
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