Article: Paper ballots returning

Officials in San Bernardino and Riverside counties plan to move voting almost entirely to paper ballots in February to ensure compliance with state standards.

The effort will be completed at "substantial" cost, said Kari Verjil, San Bernardino County registrar of voters.

When Secretary of State Debra Bowen announced new restrictions on electronic voting machines last weekend, the two counties were hit particularly hard - all of their machines were deemed unusable.

Election officials in the counties are now preparing to overhaul their voting systems in time for February's primary election, the first contest that will be affected by Bowen's decision to decertify the machines.

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