Paper jams hamper electronic voting

The paper ballots and hanging chads that marred the 2000 presidential election have almost vanished from polling places, replaced by electronic-voting machines that are supposed to eliminate recount chaos.

But now election directors have a new worry: printer jams. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Mike LaBonte - Dec 22, 2006 - 2:19 AM PST
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Jan 4, 2007 - 11:43 AM PST

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Mike LaBonte
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by Mike LaBonte - Oct. 1, 2008

Good overview of the current problems with new voting machines. All of the facts are correct, and the relevant points are all brought out.

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Laura Perkins
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by Laura Perkins - Oct. 1, 2008

This reads like an op-ed against voting machine paper trails. It presents potential problems with voting machines that use printers, while failing to mention that in the paperless touch screen systems in use in Maryland and other states, it is IMPOSSIBLE to do a recount. This is presenting only one side of the issue. The ballot or paper trail printers available may not be the ideal solution, but they're better than losing all possibility of a recount in a contested election.

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