Wednesday, October 03, 2007
"I demand a recount!"
It's a logical request to make if the ballot measure you proposed loses by only 200 votes.
But when a group in Alameda County, California demanded a recount, they were told it was impossible. The county had used electronic voting machines and had sent them back to the manufacturer. All the logs had been erased.
They went to court, and the judge was so disturbed that for only the second time in California history a court overturned an election. The judge ordered a revote.
Techdirt article about voided election in Alamedo County
Electronic Frontier Foundation article about judge ordering a revote in Alamedo County
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But when a group in Alameda County, California demanded a recount, they were told it was impossible. The county had used electronic voting machines and had sent them back to the manufacturer. All the logs had been erased.
They went to court, and the judge was so disturbed that for only the second time in California history a court overturned an election. The judge ordered a revote.
Techdirt article about voided election in Alamedo County
Electronic Frontier Foundation article about judge ordering a revote in Alamedo County
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