What the heck is the problem in Florida???
We can't treat others like ourselves???
http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/apnews/stories/072205/D8BGC26G0.shtml
Judge denies blind voters' request for touchscreen machines
ORLANDO, Fla. - A federal judge denied a request by blind voters for touchscreen voting machines in Volusia County that would have allowed them to cast their votes in secret.
U.S. District Judge John Antoon II issued a six-page ruling Thursday that said previous court cases and existing federal law do not require equipment for visually disabled people to vote independently.
The National Federation of the Blind sued the county's election supervisor earlier this month after a majority of County Council members voted against a grant-funded contract to spend $776,935 for 210 touchscreen machines and related equipment from Diebold Election Systems.
The plaintiffs claimed the optical scan system the county currently uses denies them equal access because it forces them to get help to cast a vote.
Antoon said the state's Electronic Voting Systems Act authorizes the use of electronic voting systems and provides standards for certifying that equipment, but does not require the county to purchase accessible voting machines for elections after July 1.
Elections Supervisor Ann McFall said the judge's ruling allows her to hold municipal elections this fall without adding touchscreens to the county's paper-based system.
"We think the ruling is completely wrong, and we're extremely disappointed," said James Gashel, a spokesman for the National Federation of the Blind. "We're not disappointed enough to drop the matter."
An attorney representing the advocacy group, Daniel F. Goldstein, said he would appeal to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta.
Volusia County, home to Daytona Beach, is located about 35 miles northeast of Orlando.
Well, it's our duty in our spare time to point out to the world that Florida is corrupt until someone actually does something about it.