Yahoo! U.S. U.S. judge orders backup paper ballots in Pa. Like this story? Share it with Yahoo! A federal judge has sided with Pennsylvania voter groups and ordered election officials to provide paper ballots if half the machines break down Tuesday. We find that there is a real danger that a significant number of machines will malfunction throughout the Commonwealth, and this occurrence is likely to cause unacceptably long lines on Nov. Election officials fear the change could cause chaos, because poll workers have already been trained. This is a major victory for the right to vote, and it will ensure that many voters will not be disenfranchised on Election Day," John Bonifaz, legal director of Voter Action, a national advocacy group, told The Associated Press. We think people will become disgruntled and leave, and maybe even take stronger action," NAACP conference president J. Whyatt Mondesire told Bartle yesterday, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported earlier. Like this story...
Originally from: http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2008/10/us-judge-orders.html