Dean: Encouraging states to improve the integrity of our voting process should be a bipartisan priority

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued the following statement after Bush Republicans and the White House blocked a bill --which passed in the House Administration Committee with bipartisan support -- to help states ensure the security of our elections by providing a verified paper trail:

"Encouraging states to improve the integrity of our voting process should be a bipartisan priority. But today, Bush Republicans and the White House blocked a bill to help more states ensure the security of our elections by providing a verified paper trail. America has spent millions of dollars on elections in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan yet Republicans don't want to invest in the integrity of our process here at home. It's shameful and the American people will hold Republicans accountable in November."