Justice Department To Intervene In Voting Machine Case

[liveoaktx]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/wgal/20060224/lo_wgal/3288091

Article doesn't say why they are intervening. Anyone know?
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The U.S. Justice Department plans to intervene in a lawsuit that came after a judge's court order stopped the purchase of new electronic voting machines across much of the Susquehanna Valley. A citizens group successfully sued Westmoreland County to stop the purchase of new touch-screen voting machines because the county did not hold a referendum to let voters approve the machines. A referendum is required under the state constitution.

Counties that don't have the voting machines in place for the primary risk losing federal funds.

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[HockeyMom]

1. The entire State of New York is #1 on that list

Deadline passed. Better to lose federal funding, than "HURRY UP" (Bush motto on everything) and put one of the bluest states in the "red" column.