Federal court orders trial in Florida e-ballot lawsuit

[CatWoman]

ATLANTA - A federal appeals court on Monday revived a lawsuit seeking a paper trail for that state's new touchscreen voting machines with only five weeks left before the presidential election.

The court told the lower court judge to reopen the case affecting the 15 Florida counties that use voting machines that don't create paper copies.

Three judges from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals wrote that the federal judge improperly decided not get involved in the lawsuit filed by U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler, a South Florida congressman.

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/state/9772857.htm

[SW FL Dem]

1. Beautiful. I vote in one of those 15 counties!

Thank you Robert Wexler!!

[DeepModem Mom]

2. Fingers crossed -- nt

[VegasWolf]

3. Yes!!! Keep the pressure on Diebold and ES&S!! Require Paper validation!

[karlrschneider]

4. Hope it can be litigated quickly but not holding my breath.

:kick:

[soup]

5. How does this work?

Since the Appeals court decided in congressman Wexler's favor, it goes back to the judge who threw it out, and he has to hear the case? Is that what is happening?

With the case reopened, how does that affect the election in November?

Given these possible scenarios -
The court doesn't schedule the hearing until - let's say - November 6th.
or
The court is in the process of hearing the case on November 2nd.
or
The decision goes in Wexler's favor prior to November 2nd.
or
The decision goes against Wexler prior to November 2nd.

If the case or decision is pending - is it business as usual?
If the judge makes a decision prior to November 2nd, how does that change/ not change this particular election?

The county supervisors of elections are saying even if the court decides in Wexler's favor, there is no way there's time to change anything before November 2nd.

So if the court does decide in his favor prior to November 2nd, will the election in Florida be declared illegal - no matter the results? Can it be held illegally?

I've got a gazillion questions, and none of the answers bode well for anything being done in the time frame that's left until November 2nd.

[leftchick]

6. I love Rep. Wexler!

This is good news! Pulease let this work out!

[JusticeForAll]

7. These paper issues are such shams

How difficult is it to create a paper trail?

Once again paper is at issue - 80lb stock in Ohio, simple register tape here, hanging chads.....

No wonder the Repubs like cutting down trees so much...paper gives them so many non-issues to contest and screw with democratic processes.

[Supersedeas]

8. improperly denied is the Florida state motto, no?

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