Although the “diabolical plot” terminology didn’t show up in the Georgia case, the eight citizens who filed the lawsuit claimed the voting machines violated their constitutional rights because the machines have no independent “audit trail,” recount feature or protection against fraud, among other alleged defects.
There’s nothing unconstitutional about touch-screen voting in Georgia, the state high court declared in a unanimous decision released Monday.
In my view, the justices were on firm ground in citing precedent decisions, particularly one that said, “The unfortunate reality is that the possibility of electoral fraud can never be completely eliminated, no matter what type of ballot is used.”
If the complainants want a paper ballot, they can vote absentee, the court ruled.
It is another setback for the complainants that filed suit in 2006, lost in Fulton County Superior Court and appealed. Now the question is: will they appeal to the U.S.Supreme Court? Stay tuned.
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