Emergency Ballots
A Big Win for PA Voters!
State NAACP and Election Reform Network Win in Court on Major Procedural Change for Emergency Paper Ballots Statewide
Election Reform Network Joins Federal Law Suit to Expand Use of Emergency Ballots
The Election Reform Network, in conjunction with the NAACP State Conference, filed suit Thursday, 12 days before the November 4 election, to require that Pennsylvania expand the use of emergency paper ballots to combat long lines on election day.
The complaint states it seeks to head off a "perfect storm" of likely unprecedented voter turnout and a history of electronic voting machine failures across the state that "unquestionably will result in the disenfranchisement of substantial numbers of citizens."
Questions Loom at Montco Election Board on Vote Security and Back-up Procedures
The Montgomery County Election Board decided to buy seventy-five more voting machines at its September 18 meeting – the same direct recording electronic machines that we’ve been working to get rid of since 2005. About ten of us were there to speak and monitor the proceedings – not a bad turnout for 24 hours notice of the meeting.
PA Needs Uniform Rules on Emergency Paper Ballots
Emergency Ballots A Lifeline for Voters When Machines Break Down
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