Florida to scrap notorious election punchcards
The Florida House has voted overwhelmingly to do away with the state’s punchcard voting system at the centre of last year’s disputed US presidential election, and its dangling, pregnant, and dimpled chads.
The measure to move to an electronic ballot system passed the House 114-3. The Senate is considering a similar bill.
Low-interest loans will be provided to counties to make the changes. It would make electronic systems such as optical scanners and touch-screen voting the only ones certified by the state.
The Senate plan would give the counties a total of $20m to make changes.
