Sentences with phrase «use voting machines»

The petition contends 14 of the 53 polling clerks were not trained in how to use the voting machines.

The Brennan Center for Justice estimated in August that up to 20 % of US voters would use a digital system without a paper trail to cast votes on November 8, and 42 states would use voting machines that were at least a decade old and had outdated hardware and software.

Another 14 states will use voting machines that have been in use for 15 years or longer.

Nick Stamoulacatos, the supervisor of social studies for the Syracuse City School District, said it is the first year they are doing a districtwide mock election using voting machines.

The Commission also objected to the ban on using voting machines on the day of the election itself, their use being restricted to advance polls.

Not exact matches

Michigan does not have an audit system, but it's important to note that the state's residents vote on optical scan machines, a type of machine that's considered less vulnerable to hacking than the paperless, touchscreen machines used in some other states.

California did try voting machines, and they are still an option (every precinct has a voting machine, and you can request to use it, but paper ballots are the default), and it works somewhat similarly, in that the election officers give voters a card that activates the voting machine, and the type of ballot is recorded on that card.

Ademusire stated that the Commission would adopt simultaneous accreditation and voting system for the election with the use of newly developed card reader machines.

After the recount of roughly 5,100 voting machines and so - called «emergency» paper ballots used by those who could for whatever reason not cast their vote in the usual way, de Blasio's tally stands at 40.88, which is up from 40.33 percent via the unofficial results on primary night.

State Senator Avella said, «It's ridiculous that New Yorkers vote on ballots designed for machines no longer in use.

New voting machines being used in the city for the first time caused delays in tabulating the vote.

Election officials decided to resort to the older lever voting machines during Tuesday's primaries because the newer electronic machines used in 2012 confused voters, sparked long lines and caused problems during the tallying process.

While the incoming Democratic House majority is sure to use the 13th District as an example of the need for a paper trail for touch - screen voting machines, it seems unlikely that the party will get involved in the legal fight between Jennings and Buchanan.

«We are relieved that come November, we will be one step closer to using these electronic voting machines as they were actually intended,» he said.

From now on, the electronic memory sticks from inside of voting machines will be used to calculate preliminary, election - night totals, just like every other county in the state.

At the Democratic County Committee State Senate nomination convention on March 10, 2017, his opponents accused him and his supporter Keith Wright of using «voter suppression» tactics to ensure his victory as the nominated candidate (re: New York Observer, March 10, 2017, «Harlem Candidates Accuse Democratic Machine of Rigging Contest for State Senate Seat»), which would in theory ensure his victory in the May 23rd 2017 NYS Senate election in Central Harlem's heavily Democratic voting district.

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High school students in the Syracuse City School District participated in a mock election for president, Senate and House of Representatives using official ballots and voting machines from the Onondaga County Board of Elections.

The funds will be used to address concerns with the doors, walkway and entrance to greatly improve access to the voting machines,» said Legislator Dixon.

She so strongly opposes the use of touchscreen voting machines with or without paper trails that she would opt for the continued use of lever machines or paper only, in violation of HAVA mandates for persons with disabilities to be able to cast a secret and independent ballot.

He said that the commission had made public demonstration of the use of newly introduced electronic voting machines in all political wards across the state.

Tuesday's vote saw scattered technical glitches as voters used the new ballot - scanning machines, and some voters also complained about the miniscule 6 - point type on the paper ballots.

He however noted that the Kaduna State Government has decided to use electronic voting machines for its Local Government elections, and was free to train their personnel on how to use the machines.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Imo State, Prof. Francis Chukwuemeka Ezeon has allayed the fears of Imolites who had raised concerns over the purported training of ad - hoc personnel on the use of voting machines in some states of the federation.

School districts, villages and other special election districts can continue to use lever - style voting machines through 2014, under a law signed today by Cuomo.

While most of us may not think twice when using lever - voting machines on election day, for some this can provide a significant challenge.

In that election, Tinubu used his political machine to betray his own party, Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), across the Southwest, except in Osun State where people voted solidly for Mr. Ribadu.

Mangelli was ahead by 68 votes before officials counted the 1,780 absentee ballots and 51 emergency ballots, used when the machines fail.

The city had used the classic lever voting machines in the September primary, but on Tuesday reverted to electronic voting machines that scanned paper ballots.

«It is on record that the State Independent Electoral Commission has deliberately refused to make use of the INEC card reader machine for authentication of voters during the election, display the voters register at polling units for voters to confirm their names and eligibility to vote.

TIF files, scanned by the voting machines used in the election.

According to this story, local election officials in New York are finding that many more write - in votes are being cast, now that the state has finally stopped using mechanical voting machines.

At his party last night, Diaz suggested his opponents in the gay community might try to use the State's new voting system — a scanning machine that debuted yesterday, to a fair amount of complications — as a reason to dispute his victory.

The issue, according to Altschuler's camp, appeared tied to the use of the new electronic voting machines, which are being used throughout the state for the first time and which have been criticized for problems both in the September primary and in the general election.

The county, which has used mechanical lever machines for generations, has chosen optical scanners over electronic touch - screen voting machines, which have been the subject of controversy because they keep no physical record of votes.

Florida lawmakers want to expand the use of digital voting and tallying machines.

New York State used a different voting process than Florida, but the law found that lever machines were prone to several glitches and problems and required them, as well as all paper - punch systems like Florida's, to be replaced with either optical scanners or touch - screen machines.

Without the pre-clearance protection, lawmakers will not need approval next time they draw district lines and the city Board of Elections can use the old lever - operated voting machines without seeking clearance.

Some senior figures who worry about the unions» grip on the party fear that a move aimed at diminishing organised - Labour's influence could end up handing them even more power than they had before: although they will lose their block votes, some fear that the unions will use their formidable organisation machines to register large numbers of associate members, and then attempt to influence their votes.

Actually hacking into voting machines is difficult, he said, due the substantial number and variety of voting technology used in different states.

The electronic voting machines that one - third of American voters will be using in November are no more reliable than your home computer.

The GAO checked for flaws in voting machines used there during the election.

In a follow - up study, the researchers were able to examine the word associations of a group of 324 participants and, by using machine - learning algorithms, predict their political leanings and what party they belonged to, as well as which candidate they were likely to vote for in the presidential elections.

The Weber County elections office provided electronic voting machines for the students to use in an attempt to draw the youngest demographic of voters to the polls in November.

Ben Graham used to talk about the stock market being a cross between a voting machine and a weighing machine.

The Political Machine 2016 is a turn - based strategy experience that challenges players to use a limited pool of resources to secure the electoral votes of states to get their favorite candidate a shot at the presidency of the United States of America.

As counsel for the National Federation of the Blind for more than two decades, Dan has spearheaded a national effort to ensure that blind individuals have access to technology, including websites, ATMs and voting machines, and is now focusing his efforts on ensuring equal access to digital information, especially instructional materials used in education.»

Does using machines with such vulnerabilities violate constitutional or statutory rights to vote?

Today, these locks have proliferated to every device with embedded software: cars, tractors, pacemakers, voting machines, phones, tablets, and, of course, «smart speakers» used to interface with voice assistants.

There are a few voting apps already out there, like the Blockchain Voting Machine, Follow My Vote and TIVI, that use the blockchain as a ballot box.