Voting machines lose ally (X)

[kster]

Posted by: DoYouEverWonder

November 11. 2006

SARASOTA COUNTY -- Amid questions surrounding the touch-screen voting system that registered an 18,000-ballot undervote in Tuesday's congressional race, Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent now says she will comply with voters who want a new voting system -- one that produces a paper trail.

Dent will encourage county commissioners to replace the touch-screen machines with a paper ballot system.

Her announcement Friday marks a reversal for the elections supervisor, who had promoted and adamantly defended the touch-screen system the county purchased for $4.5 million in 2001.

Although a ballot initiative that called for a paper trail and spot audits of election results won 55 percent approval Tuesday, the switch to paper still seemed uncertain, as Secretary of State Sue Cobb, Dent and the County Commission were slated to challenge its constitutionality in the appellate court.


http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061111/NEWS/611110530

Amazing how fast Repugs can flip flop when things go wrong for them.


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2610498

[JAbuchan08]

1. whom did the undervote favor?

n/t

[SharonAnn]

2. The Republican. The Democrat is still fighting, but behind.

[philb]

3. See this thread; appearance of touch screen hack

disappearing votes alleged by voters; very large number of "undervotes" result

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=203&topic_id=457470&mesg_id=457470

[BeFree]

4. The bigger they are

The harder they fall. Is anyone still in favor of paperless vote counting? Whoever they are, they are certainly a minority.