n.j.'s 11k electronic voting machines ordered to be re-evaluated to determine accuracy, reliability - touch screen pop machine

TRENTON --
11,000 voting machines in New Jersey have to be reopened.
A High Court judge ruled today that it was assessed by a qualified panel of experts to determine whether they were "accurate and reliable" in the event of questioning the validity of computer voting machines that did not produce paper records.
All voting machines and ticket counting transmission systems must be disconnected from the internet;
All the people who work with them, third-
The parties who inspect or transport the machine must be subject to a criminal background investigation;
Mercer County High Court Judge Linda Fanberg has ruled that the state must develop an agreement to check the voting machines to ensure they are not tampered.
However, she did not go further by enforcing a 2005 state regulation requiring all voting machines in New Jersey to produce one voter --
Verified votes
"I am disappointed that the court has not taken measures to enforce the election of voters --
"Proven paper marks or completely scrapped electronic machines," said Assembly person Reed Gusciora . " (D-
Princeton municipality)
One of the residents of Mercer County who filed a lawsuit against the state.
Five and a half years ago, the plaintiff filed a lawsuit in hopes of improving election security in New Jersey.
The plaintiff, including an elector, said that after the vote on 2004, she had not received any signs of recording her vote, accusing the state of touching
Screen machines are vulnerable to tampering with possible voting fraud.
Van Berg's ruling calls for a re-evaluation of voting machines within the next 120 days by a team that "needs to know about computer and computer security.
She also said the country should no longer be left unattended in public places. U. S. Rep.
Rush Holt said in a statement that the ruling found "security holes in each voting system to some extent" but allowed to continue using New Jersey's unaudited touchscreen voting machines.
Holt introduced legislation in Congress to require paper voting and random audits of votes.
The lawsuit was initiated by Penny winitis, clinical professor at Rutgers University
Director of the Constitutional Litigation Clinic.
The plaintiff was Princeton-
Alliance for Peace operations;
Voter Stephanie HarrisGusciora;
New Jersey peace operations.
Previous reports: Voting
In December, machine problems occurred in Essex, Somerset and Gloucester counties. 22, 2008: N. J.
The deadline for voting machines is approaching and no resolution is expected in November.
4,2008: voters found long queues and voting machine failures all over the country