H.R.2894 - Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2009

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 (2)

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  • 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.
  • Short: Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2009 as introduced.

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01/01/11
On the horizon in 2011 « The Confluence

Entitled The Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2009 (HR 2894), it would create a national standard that will ensure the accessibility, verifiability, and auditability of every vote in the United States. ...

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11/09/10
Amendments to the foster care and adoption assistance program ...

Amendments to the foster care and adoption assistance program: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation of the … … and HR 2894 … September 19, 1985. This volume is produced from digital images ...

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10/28/10
Does your congressional candidate do this?

Holt's HR 2894: Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act which, unfortunately, has still not made it through Congress. There are 3 pix of Rush and the voting machines then after the jump, a very different bonus picture for you ...

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06/14/10
Paper, Please!

Rush Holt's (D-NJ) Voter Accountability and Increased Accessibility Act (HR 2894), which does mandate paper ballots and audits for all Federal elections. Swift passage of HR 2894 would keep the kind of paperless mess that we are seeing ...

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05/26/10
Velvet Revolution Launches "Protect Our Elections" Campaign: Seeks ...

Other endorsers of this campaign do not support HR 2894 as written but would consider doing so with the amendments listed at www.protectourelections.org/paper. By endorsing this campaign, you can be part of the team that works to pass a ...

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05/26/10
Velvet Revolution Launches "Protect Our Elections" Campaign: Seeks ...

The Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act (HR 2894), introduced last year by Rush Holt, would replace DRE systems by 2014 and is supported by many organizations, including some endorsers of this campaign. ...

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05/21/10
Little Interest in Congress on Most Election Law Bills

... legislature redistrict US House boundaries; HR 3957, for same-day voter registration in federal elections; HR 2894, on vote-counting equipment; and HR 3025, to require states to use bipartisan bodies to redraw US House boundaries. ...

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05/21/10
Ballot Access News » Blog Archive » Little Interest in Congress on ...

... HB 4918, to provide for transparency when state legislature redistrict U.S. House boundaries; HR 3957, for same-day voter registration in federal elections; HR 2894, on vote-counting equipment; and HR 3025, to require states to use ...

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03/27/10
Ballot Access News » Blog Archive » Public Funding Bill is Only ...

HR 2894, Congressman Rush Holt's bill on vote-counting machines, has not gained any co-sponsors in months and still has 97. HR 2499, the bill to hold a plebescite on the future status of Puerto Rico, in which all U.S. citizens who were ...

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03/23/10
Booman Tribune ~ A Progressive Community

If we don't pass Rush Holt's bill, HR 2894, on election reform, we may lose the House anyway, even if we would have won, because vote theft is becoming easier than ever. And now that Diebold and ES&S, which separately counted over 70% ...

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01/07/10
Increase would put Texas lottery director salary ahead of NY ...

David Weller, O.S.L. | 4 min 24 sec. Check out H.R.2894 on OpenCongress: http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2894/show. © 2010 TEXAS WATCHDOG and USE LABS. All Rights Reserved. Terms of Use and Privacy Statement ...

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11/22/09
Ballot Access News » Blog Archive » Some Election Law Bills in ...

... to provide for non-discriminatory public funding for congressional campaigns, has gained 8 and now has 117; HR 3957, to let ex-felons in all states register to vote for federal elections, has gained 5 and now has 10; HR 2894, ...

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11/13/09
Disappeared News: Did you think the ballot you cast in the 2008 ...

Representative Rush Holt has introduced in Congress HR 2894 which, if passed, will ban the use of all telecommunications during elections in all 50 states (see Attachment #2). To see the text and status of HR2894, please go to ...

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10/26/09
H.R.3957: Same Day Registration Act - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress

HR 3957, to require the states to permit registration on election day, has not gained any co-sponsors in over a month and still has 18. HR 2894, Congressman Rush Holt's bill on vote-counting machines, has not gained any co-sponsors in . ...

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09/15/09
Is Localism a Problem in Election Administration | Blog ...

The TGDC guidelines, in turn, are being used right now for proposed legislation, HR 2894, which will force every jurisdiction in America to purchase NEW voting machines, steering over $3 billion in new purchasing to a single privately ...

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09/15/09
Democracy's Gold Standard

Congressman Rush Holt currently has a bill (HR 2894) quietly moving through the US House, co-sponsored at this time by 87 lawmakers. The bill would require a voter-marked paper ballot for every vote cast. That's fine. ...

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09/09/09
ACM Washington Update, Vol. 13.7 (September 9, 2009 - USACM ...

USACM commented on Representative Rush Holt's electronic voting bill, H.R. 2894, noting that it shows promise to strengthen electronic voting systems in the US. USACM's comments supported the bill's efforts to ensure that voter intent ...

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09/09/09
USACM Technology Policy Weblog

USACM commented on Representative Rush Holt's electronic voting bill, H.R. 2894, noting that it shows promise to strengthen electronic voting systems in the US. USACM's comments supported the bill's efforts to ensure that voter intent ...

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09/09/09
Ballot Access News » Blog Archive » Election Law Bills Gain ...

HR 2894, Rush Holt's bill for better vote-counting machines, now has 89 co-sponsors, up six since last month. HR 3025, to require bipartisan commissions in each state to draw U.S. House boundaries, has not gained any co-sponsors since ...

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08/16/09
The BRAD BLOG : New Hack of Sequoia Voting Machine Changes Votes ...

A team of computer scientists at University of California, San Diego, the University of Michigan and Princeton University announced a new way to electronically steal votes Monday. "We wanted to find if a real criminal could do this, ...

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08/10/09
Democracy's Gold Standard [Original Extended Version] | Commonweal ...

A shorter version of this article, of Op-Ed suitable length, can be found here. Democracy's Gold Standard: Hand-Marked, Hand-Counted Paper Ballots, Publicly Tabulated at Every Polling Place in America. Last March, the country's highest ...

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08/03/09
Tell Congress "NO" to HR2894 (the "Holt Bill"): Counting our votes ...

Tell Congress "NO" to HR2894 (the "Holt Bill"): Counting our votes should at least meet the standards used for open, secure, and accurate counting of our money! BY Nancy Tobi and Paul Lehto, Juris Doctor. ACTION ALERT! ...

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08/02/09
Real History Blog: Your vote at risk - please pay attention

And after reading, please dial up your Congressperson and ask them to support HR 2894, Rush Holt's bill, discussed below. You can also see an ever growing list of the voter protection groups that are supporting the current legislation ...

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07/30/09
Black Box Voting names Maine "Best in the Nation" for voting ...

Threats: A proposal for federal legislation, the "Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act" (H.R. 2894 -- referred to by many in the election reform movement as "The Holt Bill") contains a shocking contract-steering clause, ...

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07/28/09
The Right Side of Life » Certifigate: Did Fukino Really Say ...

HR 2894, to outlaw certain kinds of vote-counting machines, gained one co-sponsor in the last 7 days, and now has 83. HR 2499, for a popular vote on the future political status of Puerto Rico, gained two co-sponsors in the last 7 days, ...

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07/28/09
Certifigate: Did Fukino Really Say Anything New? More Responses

HR 2894, to outlaw certain kinds of vote-counting machines, gained one co-sponsor in the last 7 days, and now has 83. HR 2499, for a popular vote on the future political status of Puerto Rico, gained two co-sponsors in the last 7 days, ...

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07/18/09
Exclusive Interview with Democracy Warrior, Nancy Tobi - Part 3 ...

Many believe that the current Holt bill (HR 2894) is the best we're likely to get. Do you disagree? Just what's so bad? So, back to your original question about why everyone can't get behind Holt's bill now. Well, there is a division in ...

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07/15/09
Why Nancy Tobi says NO to Rush's Holt Bill :: Elites TV

I told you that Holt's bill [HR 2894] is an expansion of the Help America Vote Act, which was a computerized voting bill. So here are four areas where we differ on how to achieve meaningful election reform. Read more.

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07/15/09
ACTION: Ask Your Representative To Co-Sponsor Election Confidence ...

Rush Holt introduced a new and improved Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act, HR 2894. There are 77 Co-Sponsors. If you live in the 2nd, 3rd, or 5th District, please ask your Representative: Courtney, DeLauro, ...

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07/15/09
ProgressiveDem: Half Baked Bill Does Not Correct Serious Problems ...

"I told you that Holt's bill [HR 2894] is an expansion of the Help America Vote Act, which was a computerized voting bill. "So here are four areas where we differ on how to achieve meaningful election reform. ...

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