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Thursday, October 23, 2008
Activists Want Paper Ballots Available in PA on Election Day
A group of civil rights groups, lead by the Pennsylvania NAACP, filed a federal lawsuit in Philly today asking that paper ballots be made available on Election Day if fifty percent or more of the machines are broken in the polling place. Apparently the PA Secretary of State has ordered that paper ballots only be used if all the machines are down.

The complaint says: "“In Pennsylvania this year an unprecedented interest in voting, a record number of newly registered voters, and a well-established history of widespread electronic voting machine failures have converged to create a perfect storm that, left unaddressed, unquestionably will result in the disenfranchisement of substantial numbers of citizens.”

Here's a press release about the suit. And here's the complaint.
Posted by Catherine Lucey @ 3:32 PM  Permalink | 1 comment
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Posted 05:58 PM, 10/24/2008
Christine Summers
This is an important election. It would be smart to have the paper ballots ready at each polling place, just in case stuff happens. On November 5th, it will be too late to explain to the masses why folks could not vote. Be pro-active. Get the ballots ready and in place.
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About Chris Brennan and Catherine Lucey
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Chris Brennan, a native Philadelphian and graduate of Temple University, joined the Daily News in 1999. He has written about SEPTA, the Philadelphia School District, the legalization of casino gambling, state government, the mayor, the governor, City Council and political campaigns.

Catherine Lucey joined the Daily News in 2002. Since then she has written about murderous drug gangs, political protesters and Harry Potter. For the past two years, she covered the 2007 mayoral election. Now that the battle is over, she has moved down to the City Hall bureau where she will report on the Nutter administration.

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