Judge rules against electronic voting foes

A Fulton County judge has rejected a lawsuit challenging electronic voting machines in Georgia. Superior Court Judge Michael Johnson also refused to declare the machines unconstitutional. He issued summary judgment on behalf of the state, which said the voting machines are reliable and that there have been no documented cases of fraud. A coalition of groups calling itself Voter Georgia argued the system is illegal and unconstitutional because it fails to give voters a record showing their ballot was recorded correctly. The state started using the machines in 2002, becoming the first in the nation to implement such a system statewide.

(Associate Press)

State's voting machines to get court challenge

A coalition of voter groups will have a legal challenge heard today in a Fulton County courtroom. Voter Georgia wants to get rid of electronic voting machines in the state, saying the lack of a verifiable paper trail is illegal and unconstitutional. Georgia started using the machines in 2002, becoming the first in the nation to implement that type of system statewide. A record number of people are expected to flock to the polls for the general election now less than two months away.