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  sTromboli, May 1st, 2004 @ 2:20pm

  
  

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  The title above is INCORRECT.
  
  The only voting machines that have been banned are the Diebold AccuVote-TSx machines that were being used in 4 counties. That is all.
  
  Electronic voting machines in 10 other counties still can (and probably will) be used (INCLUDING OLDER DIEBOLD MODELS) if they provide a paper ballot alternative and adhere to additional security measures.
  
  THE VOTING MACHINES ALREADY CERTIFIED DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE A CERTIFIABLE PAPER TRAIL. Only new machines that may be added later.

   

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  Wklink (profile), May 3rd, 2004 @ 7:01am

  
  

  RTFA

  Although only four counties had used un-certified machines, if you read the article you will see that the Secretary of State went beyond the recommendations and de-certified ALL touch screen machines. Those other 10 counties may be able to get their machines re-certified, but they have in fact been banned:
  

  The decision goes beyond the recommendations that an advisory panel made earlier this week. It means four California counties that use a specific model of touch-screen machine will definitely have to find another voting system, and 10 other counties that use similar systems will have to do the same, unless the makers of the machines take steps to guarantee every vote gets counted.

  
  

   

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  aNonMooseCowherd, May 3rd, 2004 @ 8:26am

  
  

  resistance from counties

  Unfortunately the country registrars are fighting this. They seem to be more interested in cheap elections than in accurate results.

   

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