PA: Lawsuit aimed at electronic voting

Wed, Jan. 18, 2006

Lawsuit aimed at electronic voting

By Nancy Petersen
Inquirer Staff Writer

A citizens group in Bucks County filed a lawsuit yesterday in Commonwealth Court hoping to throw a wrench into the county's plans to replace its lever voting machines in time for the May 16 primary.

The action, filed by the Coalition for Voting alleges that the state is using inconsistent standards to certify which new computerized voting systems can be purchased by local counties. The suit claims the inconsistency is unconstitutional.

The group is essentially asking the court to waive the May deadline for getting a new voting system in operation, the group's Doylestown attorney, Lawrence Otter, said.

"We want the status quo preserved for the May 16 primary," Otter said. "I don't want to see the county get rushed into switching to a new system that is unreliable, and that is the most charitable description I have." The lawsuit could affect 23 other counties in the state that use lever voting systems.

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We haven't come close to solving the deeply troubling problem with electoral fraud. We need more lawsuits, more demonstrations and more pubic outcry--we have less than a year to find a way to ensure our votes begin to count again!