Judge to Decide by Midweek on Bid to Delay Recall

[onehandle]

A federal court will rule by Wednesday on a lawsuit that challenges the legality of punch-card ballots and could delay the Oct. 7 gubernatorial recall election to March, U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson said in Los Angeles today.

The lawsuit, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, seeks to delay the election until the six urban counties that use punch-card ballots - including Los Angeles - replace the voting machines. If upheld, the suit would move the recall to a March ballot, when the presidential primary is scheduled to take place.

Without the order, "the election could be nothing more than a sham, given the universal recognition that punch-card machines are failed voting mechanisms," wrote Mark D. Rosenbaum, legal director for the ACLU.

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-081803recall_lat,1,5142899.story?coll=la-home-headlines

[polmaven]

1. WOW....Its been a very long day,

and I'm obviously very tired. While I was glancing down the LBN thread titles and came to this one, I read it quickly and...transposed the last two words!

I nearly went through the roof with excitement.

Oh, what a let down when I went back and read it again!!!!!

[papau]

2. Prediction - GOP appointed judge rules against ACLU

Unbiased justices does not exist for black, for brown, or for Dems or women or poor.

[morningglory]

3. Gawd! I'm dyslexic and thought the post stated "recall Delay" (Tom)

Need help...