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Friday, July 25, 2008
Brunner orders backup paper ballots for November election
Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner wants voters in counties that use electronic touch screen voting machines to have the option of using paper ballots in November.
In a directive to county boards of elections on Friday, July 25, Brunner said all counties with the touch screen machines should provide backup paper ballots equal to 25 percent of the precinct turnout in the 2004 general election. Costs will be reimbursed by the federal government, Brunner (pictured) wrote.
Dayton-area counties affected include: Montgomery, Greene, Miami, Darke and Butler.
Poll workers won’t be required to ask voters if they want paper ballots but Brunner’s office will provide four posters to be displayed at each polling location, telling them paper ballots are available.
Backup paper ballots were vital in the March presidential primary, said Brunner.
“Perhaps most importantly, backup paper ballots will provide poll workers with a ‘safety valve’ in an election where we anticipate historic voter turnout of 80 percent,” she said.
