Secretary of state approves first paper-trail voting system for California
By: Associated Press | ∞
SACRAMENTO -- An electronic voting system with a paper trail that was used in Nevada elections last year became the first approved for use in California on Friday.
Secretary of State Kevin Shelley certified the Sequoia Voting Systems machine for use after Jan. 1, 2006.
The machine prints a paper record of a voter's choices, which the voter can inspect through a screen for accuracy. If the paper record is correct and approved by the voter, it winds into the machine. If incorrect, the vote can be voided.
San Bernardino County tested the Oakland-based company's machine in one precinct during the November presidential election.
In a statement, Shelley said he was pleased "to be able to offer to counties for consideration in their purchasing decisions a system that meets the paper audit trail standards" developed by his office, counties and advocates for minority languages and the disabled.
Shelley said the federal government has also approved the Sequoia machine.
A new California law requires voting machines to have paper trails, starting in 2006.
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