Georgia's Election Officials vs. Election Transparency, 9/25

Robert Simms, Georgia's Sec. of State's Legislative Liaison and former lobbyist with Massey & Bowers (Diebold Election Systems lobbying firm in Georgia), continues the spin against election reform, transparency and accountability. Simms describes the status of election reform bill H.R. 811 "The Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act" from the biased perspective that the voting machine industry has successfully inculcated in many election officials nationwide. H.R. 811 mandates creating a paper ballot for every vote cast, allowing for meaningful recounts and audits of questionable election results. Georgia's current voting system was deliberately designed to create no physical evidence, no paper ballots to document a voter's intent. The big lie promulgated by opponents of fair elections is that H.R. 811 requires continued use of touch-screen voting machines, where the bill actually allows paper ballots to be used with optical scan systems. No official from Georgia's Secretary of State office has ever acknowledged this fact since the bill's introduction. Georgians' tax dollars are being spent to stop the necessary election reform H.R. 811 provides, by having Simms and other election officials lobby against the bill. H.R. 811 mandates creating a paper ballot for every vote cast, the best and most cost-effective method for catching and correcting voting machine errors and prosecuting fraudulent manipulation of voting machine totals. No system exists in Georgia for catching voting system errors and fraud currently.