California relents on touchscreen balloting use for November election

California relents on touchscreen balloting use for November election
August 22, 2004

Contra Costa Times.com: In an Aug. 9 order, California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley said Alameda County could use its Diebold AccuVote TS system in November’s elections, largely overturning his April order decertifying electronic voting systems in Alameda and nine other California counties. The original order was issued due to concerns about the machines’ accuracy and vulnerability to outside tampering. Read more … (Free registration required.)