Paper ballots move toward approval in Maryland
The Maryland House of Delegates voted unanimously Thursday to replace the state’s touch-screen voting machines with optical scan machines that produce paper records of votes.
The Maryland House of Delegates voted unanimously Thursday to replace the state’s touch-screen voting machines with optical scan machines that produce paper records of votes. According to the Washington Post, the Senate has yet to vote on the proposal and asked the manufacturer of the touch-screen machines, North Canton, Ohio-based Diebold Election Systems, to demonstrate a newer version of the machine that provides a paper receipt. State officials estimate that leasing new machines for this year’s election would cost at least $13 million. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/09/AR2006030902339.html
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