In 2004, only 27 percent of voters cast their ballots on voting machines in states requiring a paper trail. But this year, 65 percent of voters have a paper trail or are about to have one. Paper trails are now in the majority.

As the Brennan Center for Justice said, “These (electronic voting) machines are vulnerable to attack. That’s the bad news. The good news is that we know how to reduce the risks and the solutions are within reach.”

Last week, a major new study of electronic voting machines from the respected Brennan Center for Justice confirmed the need for a paper trail.

Our representative in Congress, Lynn Westmoreland, still hasn’t taken up the fight for a paper trail of every vote. We need our representative to cosponsor H.R. 550—the Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act.

Polly A. Garlington
Sharpsburg, Ga.