Good, now I don’t have to figure out how to do a write in for this coming Primary on the Conservative line for me in my district. I like these old machines, actually I trust them vs any newer technology.

New York will continue to use old voting machines

ALBANY - Despite mandated changes, voters probably will use the same antiquated lever machines deployed for decades, in the September primary and November general elections.

The Senate and Assembly passed legislation last week permitting the continued use of lever equipment because computerized replacements have yet to be selected and installed. If lawmakers had not acted, voters likely would have used paper ballots - a method not employed on Long Island and other populous regions for several generations, lawmakers said.

The bill, sponsored by Sen. Joseph Griffo (R-Rome) and Assemb. Ann Margaret Carrozza (D-Queens), permits lever voting machines to be used until New York complies with the federal Help America Vote Act. That could be after the 2008 presidential elections, according to some election officials.

The legislation also requires counties to continue to provide special voting equipment for the disabled - as was done last year for the first time after a Justice Department lawsuit.
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