January 10, 2007

More on Secretary Bowen's Appointment of Lowell Finley

"California's electronic voting era could be facing a very quick conclusion as one of the nation's most visible e-voting critics will be supervising the state's approval of voting machinery.

Lowell Finley, a Berkeley attorney who's been involved in suits against voting machine manufacturers, the California secretary of state, San Francisco and Alameda counties and the ongoing dispute over electronic voting in Florida, is taking over as deputy secretary of state.

Finley is one of the first hires made by newly elected Democratic Secretary of State Debra Bowen, who took her oath of office Monday.

Finley will be directly involved in reviewing voting systems in the state and it's not much of a stretch to suggest that the companies that build the electronic systems are starting to sweat."

The article is here.

Posted by Randy Riddle at January 10, 2007 09:07 AM