Judge Rejects Challenge to Maryland's Electronic Voting Machines

[Judi Lynn]

Judge Rejects Challenge to Maryland's Electronic Voting Machines
WMAL Morning News
5:00AM - 9:00AM
(no date available on this radio station's page, but it's fresh)

(Annapolis, MD) -- A Maryland judge says there is nothing wrong with the state's electronic voting machines. Activists had sued the state.

They argued the machines malfunctioned in the March primary by not allowing some residents to vote in the U.S. Senate race and registering votes for the wrong candidates.

However, an Anne Arundel Circuit Court Judge rejected the challenge, saying the state is doing everything necessary to ensure a smooth election. Lead plaintiff Linda Schade, from the group "True Vote Maryland," says the decision came as no surprise. She says she expected the court to not "rule in favor of the voters of Maryland."

Schade's group had asked the court to give voters the option of using a traditional paper ballot. Judge Joseph Manck ruled it would cost too much and confuse voters. The plaintiffs are appealing to the state court of appeals.
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