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Representing the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of California, Tribe failed to persuade the court that an election held using punch card ballot machines—which must be replaced by March 2004—would be unlawful...
...It’s not at all clear that punch card ballots produce more errors than other systems, especially if you take into account the fact that they would be supplemented by a manual recount. Optical scanners lead to errors too,” he said...
Moreover, according to Elhauge, the use of punch card ballots in California will not cause the problems encountered by Florida officials during the 2000 presidential election...
Although the outcome of the recall may now be in doubt, the date of the proceedings is not. On Tuesday, Oct. 7, Californians will be given the opportunity to cast a vote for governor—and 40 percent of them will use a punch card...
There were no punch cards or dimpled chads, but yesterday, for the second straight year, technical glitches disrupted the opening of online voting in the Undergraduate Council elections...