Day: March 5, 2013

State Roundup, March 5, 2013

Gov. O’Malley introduces transportation funding plan that includes gas tax hikes; state Senate kills attempts to amend death penalty repeal; UM Regents found in violation of open meetings law; court finds that not all sex offenders have to register; some contractors begin to feel the sequester pinch; Census study finds huge number of people commute into D.C. – and have very long drives; and new Arundel county exec shuts down surveillance room.

Outdated Md. voting machines will not be replaced before 2014 election

When the gubernatorial election rolls around next year, most of Maryland’s touch-screen voting machines will be past their prime.

The state is already facing a shortage of voting machines, with only four jurisdictions in the last election providing enough to meet state regulations.

In 2014, voting machines in 23 of the state’s 24 jurisdictions will be at least 10 years old, reaching the limit of the manufacturer’s guarantee.
State voters will have to wait three years before they can use upgraded voting machines with a verifiable paper trail, a delay which is angering election reformers.

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