Political Quotes

“Senator Cantwell, I agree with you that very serious concerns remain about voting by internet. As you know, this legislation specifically requests that the new organization, the Election Administration Commission, study internet voting. I am looking forward to seeing what it learns. However, I hope very much that states will think very carefully before moving to internet voting, and will make sure that the security concerns are fully addressed. That said, the Senator is correct that nothing is this bill prohibits states from implementing voting on a remote electronic system like the internet, as long as the system is certified by the new Election Administration Commission, and complies with the other standards in the legislation. I agree with the Senator that it is important to welcome the development of new election technologies and it was my intent, and my cosponsors' intent to provide the states as much flexibility as possible to accommodate innovation while still implementing necessary minimum standards that will ensure that all our citizens' right to vote is protected.”