Assemblyman Tom Alfano came out in favor of the reforms cited by the New York State Election Reform Task Force in an interim report. Measures making sure that every vote gets counted and eliminating fraud were the main topics addressed by the panel appointed by Governor Pataki. Alfano viewed some of the new technological voting ballot booths on display and under consideration by the Task Force and took part in a mock vote demonstrated by an Election's Commissioner. Governor Pataki toured the site with Alfano and numerous state senators and assemblymembers during the demonstration.

While endorsing the ballot reforms being recommended to the governor, Alfano said he was very pleased to see that the House of Representatives is going to vote on campaign finance reform. The assemblyman is urging members of congress to enact the bill championed by United States Senator John McCain. McCain visited Alfano's Assembly district where he held a Town Hall Meeting in Elmont that the assemblyman participated in to address the issue. "I hope that we get meaningful campaign finance reform so that elections are decided by people and not special interests," Alfano stated.

The task force was appointed by the governor to look at voter concerns throughout the state that addressed ballot security, handicapped access, a usable ballot with larger candidate names, fail-safe mechanisms to ensure that machines operate and electronic devices built into machines that ensure that votes are counted. Alfano was pleased with the advances that have been made since the task force started having public hearings last year. "I want to make sure that everyone has access to cast their ballot and that machines count every vote," Alfano said adding "people have the right in being able to vote and that right shouldn't be impeded because the technology can't register their ballot."

Alfano was given a demonstration of the new ballot machines that are handicapped accessible and usable by wheelchair-bound people. In addition, task force members demonstrated a new computerized ballot machine in which voters can cast their ballot by looking at computerized screens and ask the voter if their casting was accurate.

The task force will make a final report this year in which Governor Pataki will be given recommendation.