Electronic voting-machine case to be heard by Georgia Supreme Court
Thursday, July 9th, 2009On Monday, the Georgia Supreme Court will hear oral arguments over whether touch-screen voting — those controversial courtesy of Diebold that were ushered in after the 2000 presidential election clusterfuck — should be used in the state.
Early voting in downtown Atlanta, October, 2008,
The case stems from a 2006 challenge brought by Garland Favorito, who says the machines don’t produce a recorded ballot — you know, with results — and are open to tampering. (You can read about the plaintiffs’ concerns at Voter GA.)
After the jump, the case summary from the state Supreme Court communications office:
