September 21, 2005

"Pressure Builds in Maryland for Voting Machines Paper Trail"

"A recommendation from a national bipartisan commission is putting new pressure on Maryland officials to revise the state's electronic voting machines system to provide a paper trail.

The commission headed by former President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat, and former Secretary of State James Baker, a Republican, issued a report Monday with 87 recommendations, including the recommendation that states should use machines that leave a paper trail as a way of increasing voter confidence in the election system.

A spokesman for Governor Ehrlich says the governor "is receptive to the idea of a paper trail" and will soon appoint a commission to review Maryland election laws."

You can view the article here.

Posted by Randy Riddle at September 21, 2005 05:08 PM