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Article: Taylor to revert to paper ballots
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- September 7, 2007
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The vision of a sleek, all-electronic future for elections has run
aground in Taylor County, where officials say they were better off
with paper ballots.
Fed up with delays, maintenance costs and a pre-election work
crunch, the Northern West Virginia county wants to return its
electronic voting machines to the state and go back to old-fashioned
ballots.
The County Commission plans to hold a special meeting Sept. 18 to
notify the public of its plan. If the public doesn't object in the
form of a petition within 90 days, the May 2008 primary will mark the
beginning of the post-electronic age for Taylor County.
It can't come soon enough for County Clerk Nancy Fowler.
"Based on all the problems ...