[IP] NH's low-tech voting

[Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 15:50:10 -0800
From: "Meeks, Brock (MSNBCi)" <Brock.Meeks@MSNBC.COM>
Subject: NH's low-tech voting
To: dave@farber.net

Low-tech Voting
Computer miscounts? Not likely in New Hampshire
By RACHEL KONRAD
AP Technology Writer

The technology troubles that could bedevil elections this year
in California, Georgia, Florida and elsewhere were absent in New
Hampshire this week. That's because it is among the few states that
require a paper record for every ballot cast.

New Hampshire's relatively low-tech system -- adopted after
disasters with both antiquated punch cards and touch-screen
computers -- could become a nationwide model as scrutiny over
electronic voting grows.

"Maybe people elsewhere trust machines more than they trust
humans, but that would be totally out of the question here," said
Secretary of State Bill Gardner, one of the longest-serving
elections officials in the country. "I'm aghast that other places
are considering touch-screen computers."

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