The HAVA appropriation for machines will be used to buy machines, one per polling location, for people with disabilities, so they have the same privacy as everyone else in the polling place. These must be in place by the 2006 election.
There will NOT be a wholesale changeover of other machines at polling places in MN. If there is any money left over after 4000 machines are bought, it will go to upgrading equipment to the Hennepin County standard, which is the best in the state. There usually is language in the senate bills that says that new machines mst support ranked voting. Not in the house though. As I have said before, HF 1006, the HAVA bill this year that passed at 3 minutes to 7AM the last day, required that whatever machinery is bought in MN must provide an auditable, verifiable paper trail. Everyone on the Senate elections cmte thought this was absolutely necessary, and it is now state law. Linda Higgins senate author of HF 1006 and previous chair of elections cmte REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
