Dems: give voters choice of using electronic, paper ballots (AP Fla)

[Nambe]

By DAVID ROYSE Associated Press Writer

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Two Democratic lawmakers wrote to Gov. Jeb Bush Thursday asking him to order 15 counties that use touchscreen voting to give voters a choice in November between the electronic machines and those that use paper ballots.

Senate Democratic Leader Ron Klein of Boca Raton said he personally doesn't have misgivings about touchscreen machines, which are used in his county of Palm Beach, but said enough people are concerned about the lack of a reviewable paper trail in electronic voting to warrant making paper ballots optional. ..

"We have a rainy-day fund," Klein said. "We think there are resources available."

A Bush spokesman said the governor won't adopt the duo's proposal because he has "every faith and confidence" in both types of voting systems. ..

[unfrigginreal]

1. How is that helpful?

They're just lending credence to the reliability of the touchscreen machines, no?

[LauraK]

2. When * wins in all those touch screen districts, it will matter.

The Dems had better have a warm body glued to those machines from beginning to end.

[LiberalBushFan]

3. You can make sure your vote gets counted

but you can't stop fake Bush votes from not being counted.

[unfrigginreal]

4. That's the way I see it too

These two Democratic lawmakers aren't doing us any favors by leaving the touchscreen machines as an option.

[sam sarrha]

5. why a choice.. THEY NEED A BACK UP FOR EVERY VOTE

THE MACHINES ARE ILLEGAL UNDER THE VOTING STANDARDS... THE RECOUNT MUST BE WITNESSED... NO CAN DO