More on CA paper ballots
Unable to find any law stating the paper ballot requirement, I called the Sec. of State's office back, this time being forwarded to someone named Michael.He told me that the requirement specified in the decertification action was a "directive by the secretary of state", not a legislative action" and so was not reflected in the election code.
However, the requirement is stated in the Voter Information Guide. I do not seem to have received my VIG, but it's available in PDF form (168 pages) on the Voter Information Guide page off the Sec. of State site. It's on page 167: "Counties using touchscreen/DRE systems are required to have paper ballots available upon request."
So there it finally is, in writing. Whew!
I strongly advise all California voters to ask for this option at their polling place on November 2.
[ 14:41 Oct 08, 2004 More politics/election04 | permalink to this entry | ]
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