Reply #2: NY: Voting Machine Draws Scrutiny [View All]

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05/03/2007
Voting machine draws scrutiny
By: Steve Couse , The Record

A voting machine was set up in the Media Center at Doyle Middle School, and a handful came out to see and operate it, many of them skeptical.

"I can't read that," Geri de Seve told Bob Witko, president of Albany-based Liberty, as she looked at the paper ballot verification. He instructed her to use the audio headset.

The board voted to go with Liberty back in March at no cost to the district. The firm has been working on the new electronic voting technology for three years, and used their machines last year during a school vote in western New York.

Liberty will provide 10 full-face electronic machines at the seven different polling sites. They include a Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) that allows the voter the ability to review their choices on a paper receipt prior to casting a vote.

Many complained that the machine, made by Dutch firm Nedap, is not certified by the state Board of Elections.

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