Hand-Counting Paper Ballots Proposed In NY District Court

In March 2006, the US Department of Justice began legal proceedings ostensibly aimed at bringing the state of NY into compliance with the Help America Vote Act (HAVA). As of today, NY is still the only state that hasn't been bullied into outsourcing its election administration to the secret counting of a private corporation. Arguments will be heard in Case No. 06-CV-0263(GLS), US v NY State Board of Elections, starting next Thursday, December 20. Full Story »

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Kaizar Campwala
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by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 1, 2008

I felt the background of this piece isn't explained well for readers not familiar with this story. It's not clear, for instance, what position each side is taking regarding hand-counting of ballots. Or what is the nature of the vendor issue.

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