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July 18, 2005

"Touch-screen debate focuses on deadline"

"An attorney for the National Federation of the Blind on Friday urged a federal judge to order Volusia County to immediately purchase controversial touch-screen voting machines.

But a special counsel for Volusia County argued against the request, telling U.S. District Judge John Antoon II that under federal law, the county has until Jan. 1 to purchase devices that will allow the visually disabled to vote independently."

The story out of Florida is here.

Posted by Randy Riddle at July 18, 2005 09:42 AM