Watch the Oct 15 Video of the Senate Committee on State Affairs Discussing Interim Charge

Testimony given by Dr. Dan Wallach, Computer security expert, Rice University and Vickie Karp, VoteRescue, Coalition for Visible Ballots, Author HACKED! High-tech Election Theft in America: 11 Experts Expose the Truth

You must view the video with Real Player. Dan Wallach testimony begins at 2:38, followed by Vickie Karp, then public testimony.

Interim Charges
Study the issue of security and accuracy in Texas elections. The study should include the benefits and risks of electronic voting technology, including the necessity of maintaining a paper record of each electronic vote. The study should also include an analysis of fraud in Texas elections, including prosecution rates for voter fraud, the processes for purging ineligible voters from voter lists, and the integrity of the mail-in and provisional ballot systems. Study the effectiveness of electronic voting technology and voter ID laws in other states. Monitor the implementation of the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002, including the implementation of the Texas Election Administration Management system. Recommend statutory and regulatory changes designed to ensure that only eligible voters are allowed to vote in Texas elections and that each vote is accurately counted.