In what was the last of about a dozen legal challenges trying to delay or thwart the recall to unseat Gov. Gray Davis, a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Monday it is unacceptable that six counties would be using outdated punch-card ballots, the type that sparked the "hanging chads" litigation in Florida during the 2000 presidential election.
The appellate panel agreed with the American Civil Liberties Union that the voting machines were prone to error and that Davis' fate could be decided later. By that time, the counties have promised to replace their punch-card machines under a court order in separate litigation.
Monday, September 15
RECALL IS OFF
...for now. At issue are antiquated voting machines in districts up and down the state - notably in (surprise) minority areas. According to reports I'm hearing, hitting the October 7th election day date is next to impossible. Here's the breaking story at SFGate:
