[tsmith130]

This may be a stupid question but, does anyone know if this would set a precedent for other states? Could the ACLU or some other organization use this to effect elections elsewhere?

[goldstategop]

I think the precedent is a limited one for most states are phasing out the outdated voting machines that where at issue in Bush v Gore.

[aristeides]

Ninth Circus opinion seems to rely heavily on the California Secretary of State's official declaration that the punchcard ballots are unreliable. In the absence of such a declaration, it would be harder for other courts to reach such a decision. And -- other courts are not the Ninth Circus.

[steveegg]

This may be a stupid question but, does anyone know if this would set a precedent for other states? Could the ACLU or some other organization use this to effect elections elsewhere?

Any possible direct precedent (I don't know if this decision was written to preclude its use as a precedent; I got through only the first paragraph before giving up on the illogic used) would be limited to the district/state courts under it (California, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Arizona and Hawaii, as well as Guam). As for whether it could be used elsewhere, it's rather unlikely at an appellate level, though there are fed and state district judges that are crazy enough to apply it.