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Florida to Scrap Touch Screen Voting?

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the dangling-chads dept.

AlHunt writes "Florida Governor Charlie Crist is calling on the Florida Legislature to spend $30M to replace the troublesome touch screen voting machines with an optical scan system that allows a voter to mark an oval next to a candidate's name before slipping a ballot into an electronic reader."

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  1. Re:God your nation's hilarious... by kfg · · Score: 5, Funny

    the richest country on earth, not to mention the world's shining example of democracy

    What has Switzerland got to do with Florida?

    KFG

  2. Re:Will they ask ES&S for a refund? by SeaFox · · Score: 4, Funny

    Are we talking about the voting equipment or the candidates on the ballot?

  3. Janet Reno ran for Governor once! by achesloc · · Score: 2, Funny

    Just to set the stage for how bizarre Florida is for politics. Janet Reno ran against Jeb. My brother took a picture with her at an appearance at the Florida-Miami game and he said she smelled like moth balls.

  4. Re:Yeah sure.. can't break that. by cmacb · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Quietly implemented, without a fuss."

    That's your problem right there. You Canadians don't have enough clueless gadflys hanging all over the process. Here, take some of ours, PLEASE!