Re: Write-In Ballots

[Mary Eberle <m.eberle@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At one of the ERC meetings, a representative from the SOS told me that 
 although HAVA does not forbid punch-card systems, Colorado state law 
does forbid them. The representative, a young woman whose name I do 
not now remember, did not know why Colorado had made punch cards 
illegal. Anyway, I think this difference supports Ralph's concept that 
states control voting standards. Also there were the Texas 
requirements that were inappropriately foisted onto Boulder County by 
Hart.

Mary

Ralph Shnelvar wrote:

> Dear Paul:
>
> On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 12:29:13 -0600, you wrote:
>
>
> > Interesting Ivan - this is the first time that I have seen this message from
> > you. I'm not clear whom you mean by Linda and Mike.
> >
> > I enjoyed your ideas about continuing to use the DataVote system. Many of us
> > did. History shows that the county repeatedly repaired this system so it
> > could be used over the years. Now we've been federally mandated not to use
> > it. HAVA and state laws specifically disallow the use of ANY punch card
> > system. So we're stuck. It had to be replaced.
>
>
> Am I missing something?  I thought that the way the feds "mandated" this was
> that they wouldn't pay for a replacement system unless it met HAVA
> standards.
>
> As far as I know, voting standards are still in the purview of the states.
>
> Ralph Shnelvar
>
>
> .