Cuyahoga County (Cleveland) Ohio to Scrap ALL Touchscreen Voting, Go Back to Paper, Paid 21 Million

[ShaneGR]

http://blog.cleveland.com/plaindealer/2007/12/cuyahoga_country_to_vote_with.html

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Voters in Cuyahoga County will cast their ballots using paper and pencils during the March 4 presidential primary and every election from then on.

Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner ordered the county Friday to scrap its $21 million touch-screen voting system, which is less than two years old, and buy high-speed optical scanners that read paper ballots. The new equipment could cost taxpayers as much as $9 million.

"I know Cuyahoga County is doing the right thing," she said. "It's not to say that it won't be difficult."

Brunner's decision broke a tie among members of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, who had reached a 2-2 stalemate Thursday in deciding whether to dump the problematic touch-screen machines. The system's software, made by Premier Election Solutions, formerly Diebold Election System, crashed twice during the Nov. 6 election, delaying results.

[bleever]

1. Jennifer Brunner, the anti-Blackwell.

K&R!

[HysteryDiagnosis]

5. Don't tase me bro..... excellent idea, these ladies on the other

hand...



http://blog.wired.com/defense/2007/12/tasers-the-tupp.html
A woman in Arizona loves the lady Tasers so much, she's started her own version of Tupperware parties involving the stun guns, reports the Arizona Republic. Hey, everybody, It's a Taser Party!

[MaggieSwanson]

2. Dennis Kucinich's district.

:patriot:

[ShaneGR]

4. Actually, Cuyahoga County has 5 different districts

Kucinich's is one of them.

[vireo]

3. Why the hell did they buy them to begin with?

I know their punchcard system caused problems, but did this really look better?
:argh:

[Snotcicles]

6. I'm from Michigan and I say Thank You to Jennifer Brunner

Because as has been shown this will effect all of us.

[Berry Cool]

7. Hurray!!!!!!!

The fact that the taxpayers get stuck with the bill, of course, completely absolutely sucks...but at least we have half a chance of fair elections now.

[Ellipsis]

8. While this is good news...

and Jennifer Brunner is a Godsend for Ohio, I believe the solution on the board calls for "central tabulation" via Op-scan not at the precinct level.

The votes just HAVE to be counted at the precinct.