Congressman's Suit Seeking Voting Machine Paper Trail Dismissed

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Congressman's Suit Seeking Voting Machine Paper Trail Dismissed
The Associated Press

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A congressman's lawsuit seeking that electronic voting machines be required to produce a paper trail was dismissed Wednesday when a Palm Beach County judge ruled he did not have the standing to sue.
U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler, D-Boca Raton, filed the lawsuit against Florida Secretary of State Glenda Hood and Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Theresa LePore, claiming the use of machines that do not produce paper duplicates of the votes cast violates voters' rights.

Without that paper trail, a manual recount isn't possible, Wexler argued.

But Circuit Judge Karen Miller ruled that without proof Wexler, as a citizen or a public official, had been hurt by the voting system, he didn't have standing to file the suit. Moreover, Wexler's complaints would be better addressed through legislative remedies, her order said....cont'd



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