High court considers Travis County ballot dispute
AUSTIN, TX
The 2006 lawsuit by the Texas Civil Rights Project also names
the secretary of state's office.
The Austin American-Statesman, for its Wednesday editions,
reported the suit alleges the electronic system violates state law
because it does not produce paper ballots, so voters have no way of
knowing whether their picks are properly recorded.
Appeals lawyer Kristofer Monson, representing Secretary of State
Hope Andrade, says voters cannot show they have been harmed and the
lawsuit should be dismissed.
Attorney Timothy Herman, for the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People, says a paper record is necessary to
protect voting rights.
The high court did not immediately rule Tuesday.
