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Arizona, previously an all-paper-ballot state using optical scan machines, entered into contracts in December 2005 with three major vendors of DRE voting equipment. Citing security, verifiability, and disability access problems inherent with these systems, Voter Action moved quickly to file a lawsuit with the Phoenix based law firm, Perkins Coie Brown and Bain, against the Arizona Secretary of State. The Secretary of State simultaneously backed legislation that would ultimately prohibit the use of paper trails for any recount or audit. In July 2006, an Arizona Superior Court judge granted motions to dismiss the plaintiffs' complaint. Voter Action has appealed this decision. On July 22, 2009, Arizona Court of Appeals sided with Voter Action and declared that voter's rights are compromised when denied access to verifiable elections.

Recent News

  • Appeals Court OKs Group's Challenge to Touch-screen Voting

    Tuscon Region, July 22 2009
    Critics who contend that touch-screen voting machines are not reliable will get a chance to make their case in court.

    The Arizona Court of Appeals unanimously rejected arguments by attorneys for the secretary of state and county election officials on Tuesday that the decision to certify machines manufactured by Diebold Elections Systems and Sequoia Voting Systems cannot be challenged.

    Judge Philip Hall, writing for the court, said it is proper for courts to consider the issue of whether the machines comply with Arizona law.

     The following opinions were issued by the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division 1:
    Chavez v. Brewer
    Santa Maria v. Najera
    State v. Hon. Grant/Lennar
     
    To read more about Legal Action in Arizona, Click Here.

  • Computer glitch causes hiccup in Cochise County tally

    By Bill Hess,Wick News Service
    Bisbee | A computer glitch that kept counting five polling places over and over again — for five times — caused the reporting error through late Tuesday night, Cochise County Election Office Tom Schelling said.

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Arizona Legal Action

Chavez v. Brewer

Arizona, which had been an all paper ballot, optical scan voting state, entered into contracts in December 2005, with major voting system vendors for the purchase of DRE voting equipment. More>>