BBV: Problem with Rush Holt's legislation? [View All]

I just got off the phone with the daughter/niece of James and Kenneth Collier, authors of the book "Votescam." She was calling in response to my interview on truthout about the machines. Her point was that Holt's legislation is not sufficient to deal with the computer voting problem. Essentially, the bill is useless because it does not mandate the counting of the demanded paper ballots under any and all circumstances.

Follow me here. Recounts happen when the vote tallys fall within 1% of each other. The problem with the computer voting is that the recount depends on the questionable machines - push a button, get a number - which is why paper ballots for a recount are so vital. BUT if the vote does not fall within that 1% margin, there is no recount, and the paper ballots never come into play.

Ms. Collier was saying the Holt legislation needs to mandate the counting of the ballots regardless of the closeness of the election, a requirement not present in the Holt bill. She admitted that she is an advocate of paper-ballots only, and wants the computers "burned in the town square."

But does she have a point? Discuss.