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Article: Jeffco voters can opt for paper ballots Decision means most in state can make that choice.(News)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
- Article date:
- May 21, 2008
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Byline: Myung Oak Kim, Rocky Mountain News
Most Colorado voters will have the option of casting paper ballots this year as part of a national trend toward reducing use of electronic voting machines because of concerns about their reliability.
Tuesday, officials in Jefferson County, the largest active voter county in the state, said they will offer paper ballots in addition to electronic machines for the Aug. 12 primary and Nov. 4 general elections.
Jeffco is the latest of several major counties to add paper ballots. Douglas and Adams decided this year also to offer paper ballots, and Denver will use a paper based system. That leaves three ...