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| Wisconsin: State Senate Sends Election Bill To Governor With Unanimous Vote |
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| By Warren Stewart, Director of Legislative Issues and Policy, VoteTrustUSA | |
| December 09, 2005 | |
With a unanimous voice vote, the Wisconsin State Senate has passed AB
627 and sent the bill to Governor Doyle for his signature. The
legislation establishes a requirement for a paper record of every vote
and the disclosure of voting system software. The Governor has
repeatedly voiced his support for the bill. The
bill's author Senator Jeff Plale (D-South Milwaukee), commented after
the vote that “the Senate struck a blow for accuracy and fairness in
Wisconsin elections today,” began Senator Plale. “This legislation will
ensure that each and every vote cast in Wisconsin is counted correctly.”“I look forward to watching the Governor sign this legislation into law.” Concluded Senator Plale. “This is an example of the success possible when cooperation not competition rules the day.” Gov. Jim Doyle applauded the Assembly's passage of the bill last month and is expected to sign the bill before the end of the year. "The last election showed we urgently need to upgrade and modernize our election system," Doyle said in a statement. "This legislation will take an important step forward, ensuring that new touch screen voting machines also produce a verifiable, paper ballot. This is a vital step to ensuring we would be prepared for an event such as a recount or an election challenge." VoteTrustUSA and VerifiedVoting.org have both launched email action alerts in support of the bill which brings the number of states with voter verified paper record requirements to 27. The bill is identical to Assembly Bill 627 that passed the State Assembly last month with overwhelming bipartisan support. AB 627 was introduced into the Assembly by Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Madison) and Rep. Steve Freese (R-Dodgeville). Comment on This Article
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