Article: It's paper ballots for Ohio, Blackwell says Scrap high-tech systems, official says

Article: NEW VOTING SYSTEMS COULD BE READY BY PRIMARY \ ...
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  October 7, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... counties must have new voting systems in place by the November ... Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell's office says. The ... another vendor," Blackwell spokesman Carlo LoParo ... Associates; and Sequoia Voting Systems. Compuware will check ... points of failure, Blackwell's office ...

Article: Voting Systems Manufacturer Sues Ohio
AP Online;  February 3, 2005 ;     397 words ... ... of State Kenneth Blackwell's decision to switch voting systems cost the company ... Hart said that Blackwell, seeking to replace ... ballots, invited voting systems manufacturers in ... 8 election. Blackwell's decision has ...

Article: Judges reject voting systems: Punch cards ...
Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH);  April 22, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... last of its old punch-card voting systems, a panel of federal appeals ... Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell, has not said whether the ... the U.S. Supreme Court. Blackwell had long pushed to replace ... funding in 2002 to upgrade voting systems, said Dan Seligson, editor ...

Article: ACLU pressures states to ban old voting systems ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  July 8, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell's first choice. He had ... battle with the ACLU of Ohio. Blackwell's spokesman, Carlo LoParo ... in her opinion. "If any voting systems are deemed by the Secretary ... states to adopt electronic voting systems, spending more than $100 ...

Article: Ohio Official Warns Laggard Counties to Act Now on New ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  March 25, 2004 ;     583 words ... ... Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell has told Montgomery, Preble ... boards of election to move to new voting systems. Blackwell said his office will withhold ... Security expressed outrage at Blackwell's directive. "I find it ...

Transcript: Analysis: States grapple with the procedures, accuracy and ...
Tavis Smiley (NPR);  August 17, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... with the procedures, accuracy and security of electronic voting systems Host: TONY COX Time: 9:00-10:00 AM TONY COX, host ... using them. A spokesman for Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell blamed the delay on ... Unidentified Spokesman: A variety ...

Article: Report Says Most Voting Systems Unchanged
AP Online;  January 23, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... responsibility for the transformation would have liked," said Ken Blackwell, Ohio's secretary of state. "I would say, as a nation ... election. Despite the delays, some officials are moving ahead. Blackwell said he hopes that by the November election, outmoded punch ...