@tribelaw @jennycohn1 @protctdemocracy There's always more work to do! And we're still at it. @jennycohn1 is right to advocate for hand marked paper ballots. They are the gold standard and we've advocated for them too in comments we submitted to @ncsbe back in August. protectdemocracy.org/resource-libra…
@tribelaw @jennycohn1 @protctdemocracy @NCSBE We've also supported the heroic work of @MarilynRMarks1 and the Coalition for Good Government in their efforts to ensure hand marked paper ballots in Georgia. law.com/dailyreportonl…
@tribelaw @jennycohn1 @protctdemocracy @NCSBE @MarilynRMarks1 But none of that should distract from major stride of PA shutting door on insecure paperless systems. Most PA voters live in counties that, as recently as 2018, have been using old machines running outdated software, with well-known vulnerabilities, that produce no paper record.
@tribelaw @jennycohn1 @protctdemocracy @NCSBE @MarilynRMarks1 Getting a bipartisan deal to replace vulnerable, paperless DRE machines ahead of the 2020 elections is a big victory. Advocates and experts must continue to educate states and counties on the benefits of hand-marked paper ballots over ballot-marking devices.
@tribelaw @jennycohn1 @protctdemocracy @NCSBE @MarilynRMarks1 And we must continue to take on the vendors’ corrupt practices that put their profits over our democracy. But politics is the art of the possible, of compromises, and of celebrating progress when we achieve it. Which I'm confident @tribelaw is appropriate to do here. /end
