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Arkansas

Arkansas Supreme Court will hear supporters’ case for paper ballots amendments

Arkansas’ highest court agreed Wednesday to fast-track a hearing in a lawsuit from a group advocating for the removal of voting machines from Arkansas elections. The nonprofit Arkansas Voter Integrity Initiative sued Secretary of State John Thurston and the state Board of Election Commissioners earlier this month, asking the state Supreme Court to certify two […]

Alabama

Beware of ‘voting’ computers making selections for us | #elections | #alabama

The voting that took place in Ohio on Tuesday, August 8 stands as a warning for Alabama. While our laws may exceed Ohio’s in certain regards, we do share a couple of vulnerabilities, particularly relating to our voting system and our electronic ballot-counting machines. This is a concern we must actively tackle and take measures […]

Alabama

Tallapoosa County tests ES&S voting machines in preparation for midterms | #elections | #alabama

ALEXANDER CITY – The midterm election is less than a month away, and states and counties are already preparing for polling. Part of that preparation involves testing voting machines and making sure all parts are working properly. Election Systems & Software (ES&S) produces voting machines used in Alabama. Monday, Tallapoosa County Probate Judge Talmadge East […]

Alabama

Tallapoosa County tests ES&S voting machines in preparation for midterms | #elections | #alabama

Arkansas

Arkansas voting machines will time out after five minutes

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The midterm election is right around the corner, and before voters hit the booth, there is something they should know. According to the Arkansas voter procedure law, voting machines will time out after five minutes of inactivity. The Washington County director of elections Jennifer Price says the automatic shutoff is not […]

Alabama

Judge hears from both sides on case questioning integrity of Alabama’s voting machines | #elections | #alabama

Montgomery County Circuit Judge Greg Griffin is considering a motion to dismiss a case involving Alabama’s voting machines. The lawsuit seeks to prohibit the use of electronic voting machines, claiming the machines make elections “unsecure and fatally compromised.” “With each passing election the unreliability of electronic voting machines has become more apparent,” the lawsuit states. […]

Alabama

Judge dismisses case questioning integrity of Alabama’s voting machines | #elections | #alabama

Montgomery County Circuit Judge Greg Griffin dismissed a lawsuit seeking to prohibit the use of electronic voting machines, claiming the machines made elections “unsecure and fatally compromised.” In the order, Griffin said the “Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction because Plaintiffs have alleged only a speculative injury that does not support standing. The Court additionally lacks […]

Alabama

Conspiracies complicate voting machine debate in Louisiana | #elections | #alabama

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The need for Louisiana to replace its voting machines is not in dispute. They are badly outdated — deployed in 2006, the year after Hurricane Katrina struck — and do not produce paper ballots that are critical to ensuring election results are accurate. What to do about them is another […]

Alaska

Lawsuit filed over ballot access in Alaska special primary | National Politics | #alaska | #politics

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A lawsuit alleges that Alaska’s special primary for U.S. House, which is being conducted primarily by mail, deprives voters who are visually impaired of the ability to cast ballots privately and independently. The lawsuit, dated Tuesday, was filed on behalf of Robert Corbisier, executive director of the Alaska State Commission for […]

Alaska