"The Disability Lobby and Voting"

The New York Times offers this editorial. A snippet:

The real issue, though, is that disability-rights groups have been clouding the voting machine debate by suggesting that the nation must choose between accessible voting and verifiable voting.

It is well within the realm of technology to produce machines that meet both needs. Meanwhile, it would be a grave mistake for election officials to rush to spend millions of dollars on paperless electronic voting machines that may quickly become obsolete.

"League of Women Voters is Split on Paperless Computer Voting Systems"

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Professor Rick Hasen
Loyola Law School
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