The Department of State has notified elections supervisors that touchscreen ballots don't have to be included during manual recounts because there is no question about how voters intended to vote.
While touchscreen ballot images can be printed, there is no need and elections supervisors aren't authorized to do so, Division of Elections Director Ed Kast wrote in a letter to Pasco County Supervisor of Elections Kurt Browning.
i suppose one way for florida to avoid another embarrassing recount fiasco this november is to simply prevent any recounts from happening.
nothing to see here, move along...
(link via suburban guerrilla)
