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Back To Paper Ballots In Lackawanna County

Back To Paper Ballots In Lackawanna County - Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 10:52PM EST

Reported by: Jill Konopka
Tuesday, Mar 4, 2008 @10:52pm EST
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY- If you plan to vote in Lackawanna County don't expect to see electronic voting machines anytime soon. Voters heading to the polls in Lackawanna County for the April primaries will be using those familiar paper ballots again.

Lackawanna County Commissioner Corey O’Brien spoke with WBRE News, "While I'm not happy that we have to go with paper ballots the risk to taxpayers is too great."

Less than a month after promising to buy E-touch screen voting machines, Commissioners changed their minds Tuesday. Commissioner Mike Washo added, "This will make some people very happy and others not so happy."

Corey O’Brien stated, "We can't put our county in similar situation again, by going with a company that won't give us a guarantee of financial stability."

A $1.7-million state grant will be used to buy an optical scan voting system from maker Electronic Systems and Software. It includes an Automark machine for handicapped voters too.

Last year, the state decertified their E-voting vendor pick. Lackawanna County’s Minority Commissioner A.J. Munchak said, "However with changes they became decertified with subsequent election and that's what we don't want to happen."

Commissioners realize E-voting is the future, but, they say they can't sign on with a company that can't guarantee beyond the November election. Commissioner Washo added, "Nobody provided us with a level of assurances we needed in order to go with the touch screen route."

The new system will showcase at least one scanner at each and every voting district in the county.
 


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