More voting machines advised in Fairfax County, VA
Interesting article in today’s Post.
In addition to machines, I believe most jurisdictions need more citizens to take part in election administration beyond just election day, both before the day (getting trained in election procedures generally) and after (auditing).
Glass Box Voting will not be able to supply certified machines for the 2008 elections, but we will have some ready for municipality-scale elections by election day 2009.
[UPDATE]
The administrator mentioned not knowing if the money is there. That’s a problem between him, Virginia, and the Electoral Assistance Commission, of course, but as far as I know, there are still billions in unallocated HAVA funds. What he lacks are products that are easy to administer, flexible enough to meet local requirements, and secure enough that the public will accept them. What a shame.