Court Orders Judge to Hear Fla. Suit on Vote Machines

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=584&e=3&u=/nm/20040928/pl_nm/campaign_florida_dc

MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida's attempts to avoid a repeat of the 2000 election fiasco took another hit late Monday when federal judges ordered a lower court to hear a lawsuit demanding that electronic voting machines be equipped to print receipts for voters.


While it was unclear whether any ruling on the lawsuit would be issued before the Nov. 2 presidential election, electoral reform activists and state officials alike warned on Tuesday that with barely a month to go, there would not be enough time to comply anyway.

"It's not just, get a machine and hook it up," said Jenny Nash, a spokeswoman for Florida Secretary of State Glenda Hood, the state's top election overseer.

In a decision handed down Monday evening, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a Florida district court's rejection of the lawsuit and ordered the court to rehear the case.

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Very interesting the way the first sentance is worded. Apparently trying to ensure accurate untampered vote counts could lead to another fiasco. :eyes: Gotta love our media.

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1. that first sentence is highly misleading...

it's nothing more than a subtle propaganda swipe from the 'librul' media.

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2. "Florida's attempts to avoid a repeat of the 2000 election fiasco..."

"in favor of an entirely new kind of election fiasco...."

That should have been the lead sentence.

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3. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=868073