Voting Equipment in New York
February 2008
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Super Tuesday's presidential
primary will be the last time some New York voters pull
the lever the old-fashioned way. Counties across the
state are updating voting machines and, by February
8th, election officials in each county must select new
equipment to meet federal disability law guidelines.
Chris Riggall of Premier Election
Solutions, a leading provider of voting systems, describes
the technology.
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WITH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AT
STAKE, IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF DECISIONS
BEING MADE BY NEW YORK'S COUNTIES. VOTING SOLUTIONS
AVAILABLE TODAY MAKE CASTING A BALLOT MORE ACCURATE
THAN EVER. ONE METHOD THAT NEW YORK IS CONSIDERING IS
OPTICAL-SCAN VOTING, WHERE CITIZENS MARK THEIR SELECTIONS
ON A PAPER BALLOT THAT'S FED INTO A TABULATION DEVICE.
THE MACHINE SCANS AND COUNTS THE VOTE, PROVIDING MAXIMUM
SECURITY AND AUDITABLE RESULTS. AND, FOR BLIND CITIZENS,
THERE'S NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT CAN LITERALLY "SEE" FOR
THE VOTER.
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For more information, visit
www.premierelections.com.
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