According to an ‘Opinion’ in the New York Times today, “Governor Crist is asking the Legislature to finance the purchase of new optical-scan machines, and it is expected to agree. Choosing optical scans is Governor Crist’s second good move. In optical-scan voting, voters mark a paper ballot that is then read by a computer. Polling place lines are shorter, because many voters can fill out ballots at the same time. These paper ballots are the official ballots, and can be recounted by hand to resolve a dispute. More than half the states — including large ones like California, New York, Illinois and Ohio — require computerized voting machines to produce a paper record. The addition of Florida would be a major defeat for election officials and voting-machine companies that have stubbornly opposed paper-trail requirements.”

 

NAtional: Editorial - Good Election News From Florida

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/05/opinion/05mon2.html?ex=1171342800&en=14f925cb90435f37&ei=5070&emc=eta1

 

NAtional: Holt pushes paper to back up election results

http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070204/NEWS01/702040380/1006

 

FL: Quest for voting certainty leads back to paper

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/politics/content/state/epaper/2007/02/04/m1a_vote_0204.html

 

FL: Florida still searching for an election fix

Our Opinion: A Paper Trail Improves Odds Of An Accurate Vote Tally

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/opinion/16609586.htm

 

FL: Editorial - Restore trust

Our position: It's crucial for Florida to ban touch-screen voting machines.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/opinion/orl-ed04107feb04,0,1849816.story?coll=orl-opinion-headlines

 

FL: Editorial - Paper trail

To assure every vote in Florida counts

http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/Opinion/Editorials/opnOPN02020507.htm

 

FL: FL-13 - Florida Lied About 'Investigative Team' in State Report on Voting Machine Audit

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4120

 

FL: Bay County - Andersen: Voting-machine plan may cost little

http://www.newsherald.com/headlines/article.display.php?a=141

 

FL: Sarasota County - Senate to hold hearing on Sarasota voting issue

http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070205/COLUMNIST89/702050304

 

MD: Professor casts vote in debate for machines to provide paper trail

http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?pnpID=351&NewsID=780758&CategoryID=8381&show=localnews&om=1

 

MO: Decision on voting machines could run into the millions

If Congress requires a paper trail, Johnson County must upgrade or replace its inventory.

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascitystar/news/politics/16623475.htm

 

NH: If you thought election law battles were over, think again

http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070204/COLUMNISTS12/202040426/-1/columnists

 

PA: Florida’s decision could affect electronic voting

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17808774&BRD=2259&PAG=461&dept_id=455154&rfi=6

 

PA: A Pennsylvania Response to Florida Governor Crist's Plan to Dump Touchscreen Voting Machines

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2240&Itemid=113

 

SD: Teaching Long a lesson?

J.A.I.L. amendment proponents blame official for its failure

http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070205/COLUMNISTS0102/702050306/1160/OPINION01

 

UT: Opinion - Caution on voter registration

http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/209004/3/

 

WI: Bill offers suffrage to some 17-year-olds

http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/top/index.php?ntid=117607&ntpid=1

 

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