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A federal judge ruled on Monday that Florida's elections division did not need to create a paper trail for the controversial touchscreen voting systems that will be used by about half the state's voters in next week's presidential election.


U.S. District Judge James Cohn dismissed a case brought by Florida Democratic Rep. Robert Wexler (news, bio, voting record) and others, who argued that the touchscreen voting systems -- which are like bank automated teller machines -- would cause problems because they do not provide a paper record that could be used in a recount.

Touchscreen systems were introduced in 15 of Florida's 67 counties -- and will be used by about half the state's voters. Although he ruled against Wexler, Judge Cohn noted that "the preferable voting system would include a paper printout review by the voter to ensure it contains his or her selections" that could be used in case of a recount.

He said "this court's authority in this case is not to choose the preferable method of casting a ballot, but to determine whether the current procedures and standards comport with equal protection."
The judge concluded that Wexler and the two other plaintiffs had failed to prove there was a nonuniform, differential standard for conducting manual recounts in counties using the touchscreen systems.
Wexler said he planned to appeal against the ruling.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1896&u=/nm/20041025/us_nm/campaign_florida_dc&printer=1

[Trajan]

1. Bullshit ....

equal protection is one aspect of the act of voting: .. the basic honesty of the counting methods should also be considered, as well as the statutes regarding recounts ....

This is a BULLSHIT GOP judge, no doubt ....