Alabama ’s special election for Jeff Sessions ’ repeal Senate tail end is afoot today , but state motor lodge are still combat over whether or not digital records from the right to vote should be save in case of a recount or a taxi .
On Monday , a judge tell local election functionary to save digital images of ballot , AL.com reports . However , his decision was quickly reversed by the Alabama Supreme Court , which stayed his rescript Monday evening .
Alabama uses theme ballot in its elections , which is considered more secure than manydigital vote machines . Once voter mark their choices on paper , the balloting are scanned by electronic computer to tally the votes . This system is n’t set up properly for audits , fit in to Verified Voting , an election unity system .
“ If the race run short to a recount following the election , Alabama ’s recount law wo n’t do enough to protect voters ’ votes because it has no audit structure in place and trust on re - tabular matter — where ballot that were tabulated by optical scanners are now re - tabulate by simple machine , ” control Voting chairwoman Marian Schneider said in a financial statement . “ If a recount occurs , it can not be rely on to notice and correct a possible error in the computerized tally unless it is done manually . ”
Four Alabama voters sue in an effort to get ballot range keep , according to AL.com , arguing that province and Union legal philosophy requires election officials to preserve the digital ballot figure of speech for six month . In Alabama , the digital images are typically destroyed after an election .
“ After get word tilt and reviewing the filing , it appears that complainant and similarly situated voters would brook irreparable and prompt harm if digital vote persona are not uphold , ” Montgomery County Circuit Judge Roman Ashley Shaul write in his order require ballot images to be preserved .
However , the land Supreme Court reverse his decision , which Verified Voting says will limit the state ’s ability to do election audits or overhear hacking attack .
“ If every body politic ’s election systems provided voter - aver report ballot and post - election audits , we would be able to detect and correct errors or election meddling . But without the proper procedures in place , Alabama will be unable to do this , ” Schneider said .
[ AL.com ]
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