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Touch-screen ballots voted out in Florida: governor set to sign bill making optical scan the system of choice.(NEWS)
THE FLORIDA Legislature this month passed a bill that would require all voting districts in the state to replace most touch-screen voting systems with optical scan devices. The bill is expected to be signed within days by Gov. Charlie Crist.
The bill estimates the cost of replacing the touch-screen systems at $28.5 million.
The legislature's bill is nearly identical to legislation filed by Crist in February.
However, Crist's call for a paper trail of votes cast on the few touch-screen systems that would remain in the state was rejected by lawmakers. Under the latest proposed law, touch-screen systems would be used only by handicapped voters and would not require a paper trail, officials said.
After the May 3 vote in the Florida House of Representatives, Crist said in a statement that "Florida voters will be able to have more confidence in the voting process and the reliability of Florida's elections."
The vote came a day after the U.S. Election Assistance Commission's ruling that up to $29.7 million in federal funds can be used to replace Florida's touch-screen systems.
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