August 21, 2007

San Bernardino Returns to Paper Ballots

"San Bernardino County will use paper ballots in elections starting in November.

The Board of Supervisors approved spending $1.5 million to make the switch and come into compliance with a state order.

San Bernardino and other counties across the state are scrambling to replace electronic touch-screen voting machines after Secretary of State Debra Bowen decided Aug. 3 to disallow their use because of security concerns.

Her decision requires a switch to another voting system in time for the February presidential primary.

"I have no choice but to recommend that we go back to paper ballots at the polls," Registrar of Voters Kari Verjil told the supervisors."

The story is here.

Posted by Randy Riddle at August 21, 2007 01:48 PM