April 28, 2008

Bowen: Paper ballots will remain at polls

"California will be using paper ballots for the foreseeable future, Secretary of State Debra Bowen said Saturday before a Democratic fundraiser in Banning.

"It's old technology, but that means the bugs have been worked out," Bowen said. "It's reliable. It's transparent."

More than 200 people turned out for the Pass Democratic Club's fourth annual Unity Dinner fundraiser at the Morongo Resort Spa and Casino. Betty McMillion, the event's chair and vice president of the club, credited Bowen for the turnout.

Within months of taking office last year, Bowen conducted a first-of-its kind security review of the state's electronic voting systems amid growing concerns that the machines, and therefore the vote, could be tampered.

In August, she decertified the state's voting machines, but permits their conditional use to accommodate disabled voters."

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Posted by Randy Riddle at April 28, 2008 06:19 AM