ACLU calls for probe into election problems

San Diego Union Tribune, 03/03/04



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The American Civil Liberties Union today called on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors to convene a panel of experts to investigate problems with the new touch-screen voting machines. A D V E R T I S E M E N T



"The ACLU is very troubled by the numerous reports we have received of voters having been disenfranchised yesterday due to start-up problems with the touch screen voting machines," Nancy Sasaki, executive director, ACLU of San Diego and Imperial counties, said in a statement.



Sasaki said the ACLU wants the Board of Supervisors to assemble a panel of experts, community leaders and county staff to investigate the problems before the election in November.