Reply #6: ACLU punch-card lawsuit goes to trial [View All]

[AnIndependentTexan]

Posted 7/25/2004 6:32 PM Updated 7/26/2004 2:30 AM

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/state/2004-07-25-ohio-lawsuit_x.htm

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The trial, set to begin Monday, is the first in the nation, voting experts say. Lawsuits filed by the American Civil Liberties Union against several other states have been settled with agreements that punch-card ballots will be replaced.
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The state says it's working as fast as it can to replace punch-cards — but problems with electronic voting technology have stalled the effort.

"They're claiming that the state has been denying the right to vote to African-Americans," said Rich Coglianese, an attorney defending the state. "It's our position that the state has not denied the right to vote to anybody, and the evidence will never be able to show that."
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