We lost a Big One in PA today...And I can't figure out how...

[Junkdrawer]

The Pennsylvania Constitution says that only The Voters can change the type of machine used to record their vote.

The US Constitution delegates the manner of elections to the States.

So tell me, how can the PA Supreme court find that the PA Constitution is subservient to a flawed interpretation of HAVA????

HARRISBURG, Pa. - The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a county may replace its mechanical lever voting machines without voter approval in a case that pitted new federal election laws against the state constitution.

The ruling eases concerns about possible disruptions in the planned upgrading of voting systems in dozens of counties before the May 16 primary election.

The decision, which overturned a lower court, was announced in a one-page order that promised a subsequent opinion explaining the justices' reasoning.

The lower court judge - Commonwealth Court Judge Dan Pellegrini - said the 2002 federal law that requires many counties to upgrade their systems before the primary affects only federal elections, while the state constitution requires voters' approval for any change in voting systems.

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http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/103-03022006-620...

The damned thing is that they haven't said HOW they came to that decision. I guess on news-dump Friday we'll find out...maybe.