Transparency Needed in Voting
[Submitted by the League of Women Voters of the Monterey Peninsula]
The following resolution was adopted by Delegates to the LWVC Convention, May 17, 2009:
Whereas,
The League of Women Voters has been an active champion of openness and transparency in government throughout our history;
Whereas,
Problems arising from the use of electronic voting systems led to the LWVUS adoption of the SARA Resolution that our voting systems be Secure, Accurate, Recountable, and Accessible;
Whereas,
The principle of Transparency will improve the current SARA Resolution and enhance public confidence in elections, which are the basis of our democracy;
Whereas,
Election transparency means full public access to all election procedures in order to allow meaningful verification of ballot handling, tabulating, auditing and related election records; and
Whereas,
Furthermore in January 2009, the LWVUS Election Audit Task Force issued its Report on Election Auditing which repeatedly emphasized the critical need for transparency; therefore, be it
Resolved,
That the LWVC support the principle of Transparency in all election procedures; and
Resolved,
That the LWVC urge the LWVUS to add the principle of Transparency to the SARA Resolution.
