Lebanon County for Paper Ballots

A RESOLUTION FOR THE RESPONSIBLE CONVERSION OF THE LEBANON COUNTY VOTING SYSTEM TO COMPLY WITH THE HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT OF 2002.



Whereas, numerous studies have documented failures and weaknesses of electronic voting systems, including the General Accountability Office report of September, 2005 [GAO-05-956], which cites significant concerns about the security and reliability of electronic voting systems that have resulted in inaccurate election results; and,



Whereas, federal standards and procedures for security and reliability have not been fully developed and the certification process for voting systems remains primarily in control of the voting machine vendors; and,



Whereas, anticipated costs of Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) systems are considerably higher than alternative compliant systems;



Therefore, Be It Resolved: in time for passage and implementation for the 2008 Presidential Election.



No voting machines will be allowed in any phase of the election process and early voting is prohibited;



All federal elections will be conducted entirely with paper ballots and hand counts at the local polls on election day;



Vote counting will be witnessed by representatives of the various political parties with a candidate on the ballot and the general public;



Citizens will be allowed to videotape at every polling place, with a full unobstructed view of the ballots, ballot boxes, and envelopes used for provisional ballots from the time the polls open, the counting of the votes, and until the final precinct totals are posted on the exterior face of the primary public entrance door of the polling place on election night.