http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A23930-2004Feb8?language=printerThe Democratic presidential nomination is not the only issue on the line in tomorrow's primary in Virginia. Local and state lawmakers say they will be watching closely how Fairfax County's touch-screen voting system performs after its disastrous debut in the November elections.
Another bad showing could halt the move toward adopting touch-screen machines elsewhere in Virginia and broaden the support for several bills related to election machines in the General Assembly, said state Sen. Ken Cuccinelli (R-Fairfax). He estimated that more than a dozen jurisdictions across the state are considering whether to buy voting computers similar to the ones Fairfax purchased for $3.5 million last year.
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"Obviously if there are major malfunctions in this election, I think the board will insist on a whole host of measures and an independent audit of this technology and its vendor," said Connolly, who was elected chairman in November. "But I'm hopeful that's not going to be the case. I'm an optimist by nature. It's my fervent hope that the glitches that occurred . . . last year will not occur on February 10th."
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so, what's the verdict? how did the machines work on Feb. 10?
I'll bet they were riggable.