Suit seeks to stop use of electronic voting machines
Sandy RathbunA court battle is on over two types of electronic voting systems being bought for use by disabled voters. The suit seeks to stop Arizona's Secretary of State and 13 counties including Pima County from buying the machines.
Chuck Blanchard, one of the attorneys for voter plaintiffs, says, "We have machines that are unreliable, that are hackable, that are prone to mistakes."Lowell Finley, another attorney for voter plaintiffs, adds, the machines "have security flaws and holes in them that make possible tampering with election results."
For over a year, Tucson activist John Brakey has researched potential problems with electronic voting machines. For him the suit is a victory.
Brakey calls it "justice." When Brakey even considers that a voting equipment malfunction might mean his vote wouldn't count, he's moved to tears.
Choked up, he says, "It's (voting is) very personal. It's something.. I did not realize what democracy was until you almost lose it."
The lawsuit comes a week before Pima County Supervisors are expected to vote whether to buy 400 electronic voting machines for disabled to use.
Arizona Secretary of State Jan Brewer calls charges against the machines unsubstantiated.
Brewer says "These machines have been fully tested and certified at the national and state levels."
She wants the lawsuit dismissed.
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