FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 12, 2001 #350 Contact: Heather Haas (816) 235-1601 Study Refutes Beliefs about Punch-card Voting KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- In the wake of the 2000 presidential election, two widespread perceptions emerged: that punch-card voting equipment was prevalent in counties with a large minority population and that members of lower economic classes are more likely to use punch card and other antiquated balloting equipment. A study authored by Martha Kropf, assistant professor of political science at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and Stephen Knack, associate fellow with the Center for Institutional Reform and the Informal Sector at...