Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act
Summary of H.R. 550
On February 2, 2005, Representative Rush Holt introduced the Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act (H.R. 550), legislation designed to restore confidence in the outcomes of elections and in our electoral process generally. The measure would require all voting machines to produce an actual paper record that voters can inspect to check the accuracy of their votes and that election officials can use to verify votes in the event of a computer malfunction, hacking, or other irregularity. Experts often refer to this paper record as a "voter-verified paper ballot." Rationale. The Help America Vote Act (HAVA) was an important piece…
