Florida GOP Playing Games with Voting Machines

With new doubts about the reliability and accountability of electronic voting machines and daily revelations of continuing chaos in the Florida elections process -- including a Republican Party mailing questioning the ability to recount votes cast by electronic voting machines --  People For the American Way Foundation is calling for the immediate establishment of voter-verifiable audit trails in Florida to ensure that every vote will count, and can be recounted if necessary. "This is almost surreal.  One day the Secretary of State's office argues in court that the voting machines are so reliable they shouldn't be used in a recount.  The next day, the Florida Republican Party is telling voters that electronic voting machines cannot be trusted in a recount.  It's like a recurring nightmare," said Ralph G. Neas, President of People For the American Way Foundation.  "This is one more example of disturbing cynicism and hypocrisy, and one more reason to sound a red alert about Florida's readiness for this year's elections."  [more]

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