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to promote civic engagement in the Philadelphia region.Judge orders PA to have paper ballots ready
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 at 5:41 pm - by Matt Campbell. Filed under: Politics.
Posted: 5:45pm
The Associated Press reports the following: A federal judge has ruled that Pennsylvania election officials must make paper ballots available to voters if half the machines at a polling place break down.
The state has previously required that paper ballots only be offered if all the machines break down. Several voter groups filed a lawsuit, saying that long lines at the polls could disenfranchise voters. County officials believe the rule change could cause chaos, because poll workers have already been trained.
