Posted on 04/11/2007 6:07:38 AM PDT by lifelong_republican
"HARRISON COUNTY --The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Monday to revert back to the old paper ballot voting methods here, dumping the new electronic voting machines after just a few elections.
"We've had a lot of problems with the machines... the costs, I was real concerned about the problems we had last time and it was going to cost us a lot," said Harrison County Circuit Clerk Gayle Parker, who recommended scrapping the high-tech machines after problems during the November elections.
Dozens of Mississippi counties reported problems with the new machines. Poll workers had trouble getting the machines to work. Some complained of problems with batteries and others had difficulty loading print canisters.
Parker said the county would need about 100 new electronic machines for next year's elections, at a cost of about $400,000.
The county has 44 old scanners that would need to be upgraded, but the cost should be far less than the cost of buying 100 new electronic machines, Parker said. The county plans to include one electronic machine at each voting precinct for disabled voters."
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Back to the old butterfly ballots .
Remember them? Those are the ones too confusing for liberals. Sort of a voter test they object to.
paper ballots. teh only real way to make sure the balloting is honestly counted.
Butterfly ballots were poorly designed, and that’s not necessarily what the opscan ballots are otherwise.
You are right! Thank you. Paper ballots aren’t perfect, but they’re more reliable and more securable.
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