Levy fights on vs. new vote machines (Suffolk, NY)

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Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy said yesterday he will launch a legal battle so the county can keep using lever voting machines instead of changing to costly high-tech systems, which he said are unneeded, susceptible to fraud, and just confuse older voters.

Levy, joined at the news conference by Nassau Legis. Lisanne Altmann (D-Great Neck) and Suffolk Legis. Jon Cooper (D-Lloyd Harbor), said county attorneys will file papers in State Supreme Court in Albany today against the state Board of Elections, maintaining lever machines have worked for decades without problems.

"The people don't want it," said Levy. "They don't want to spend millions of our precious tax dollars because counties in Florida have problems with their hanging chads," referring to the disputed 2000 presidential election.

Altmann said that she will ask the Nassau Legislature to join Suffolk's suit.

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/ny-lielec064920393oct06,0,5824718.story?coll=ny-linews-headlines

[GetTheRightVote]

1. they will be better off then us in Florida, it sucks down here, stolen

elections are just an everyday event for the repubs who have control of our state.

:kick:

[DeeDeeNY]

2. A potential problem

is that those lever machines are getting old.
I was informed by someone in Suffolk County that
these machines are no longer being made and parts
are getting scarce - although I don't know if this is correct
information.

[emlev]

3. emLev kickin' for Levys for Levers

America: Lev it or Leev it.