NewsMine — cabal-elite — w-administration — schwarzenegger — recall-election — Viewing Item

Aclu wants recall delayed till voter computers in { August 13 2003 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.nbc11.com/politics/2400675/detail.html http://www.nbc11.com/politics/2400675/detail.html Wednesday, August 13, 2003 ACLU Lawsuit Claims Voting Machines Inaccurate Group Follows Lawsuit With Restraining Order The American Civil Liberties Union asked a federal judge Tuesday to postpone the recall election, arguing that it will take until March to replace punch-card voting machines the group claims would disenfranchise thousands of Californians. The ACLU of Southern California asked the judge for the temporary restraining order, or TRO, in a lawsuit that it filed last Thursday seeking to postpone the Oct. 7 election. The suit contends the machines -- which caused such furor over "hanging chads" in Florida during the 2000 presidential race -- have an error rate of 2-3 percent and could leave many votes uncounted, especially those in heavily minority counties. The machines currently are used in Los Angeles, Alameda, Mendocino, San Diego, Shasta and Solano counties. "We know with certainty that tens of thousands of California voters will be disenfranchised if the election is not postponed," said Ben Wizner, an attorney with the ACLU. A hearing date in the case has not yet been set. Wizner pointed out the ballot will be especially complicated because so many candidates are seeking to replace Gov. Gray Davis. The secretary of state has received candidate applications from 247 people. "This may make the Florida election, with its butterfly ballots, seem like small-time," he said. Liz Kanter, a spokeswoman for the secretary of state's office, said the agency doesn't comment on pending litigation. Recall supporter Dave Gilliard, strategist for the group Rescue California, said he doubted the TRO would be granted. "At this point, Californians expect, and every court has ruled, that there is going to be an election in October," he said. "I don't believe the federal courts will interject themselves into a state issue." A call seeking comment from the governor's anti-recall campaign was not immediately returned. The California Supreme Court last week dismissed a petition by Davis that also sought to postpone the election until March. The ACLU hopes to build on a favorable ruling handed down in 2001 in a federal case that ended with California agreeing to replace punch-card voting machines with other devices by March. Sign-up For Breaking News E-mail Alerts Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Aclu wants recall delayed till voter computers in { August 13 2003 } Angelyne running for california governer { August 7 2003 } Arnold save california Arnold wins california { October 7 2003 } Arnold wins [jpg] Arnold with wife [jpg] Bush stops in california to meet governor elect Bustamante blown recall chance { October 1 2003 } Bustamante leads poll Ca court gop target Car tax signed by pete wilson { October 1 2003 } Castro says schwarzenegger all muscle { November 1 2003 } Computer fraud in recall { October 6 2003 } Court to rehear recall delay { September 19 2003 } Court upholds recall effort { July 18 2003 } Court votes to recall oct 7 { September 23 2003 } Early voting touch screen sites popular { October 1 2003 } Early voting touch screens [jpg] Election officials verify names { July 23 2003 } Fair on recall { August 14 2003 } Federal court postpones ca recall { September 15 2003 } Gop encourages mcclintock dropping Gray davis no recall fears { July 22 2003 } Gubernatorial debate without davis { August 15 2003 } Judges refuse postpone recall Mary carey wants sex with bush daughters { June 21 2005 } Mountain may be named for schwarzenegger { October 10 2003 } Porn star campaigns [jpg] Prop 54 racial privacy initiative { October 8 2003 } Files Listed: 29

Correction/submissions

CIA FOIA Archive

National Security Archives

This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information, go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purpose of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.