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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Oct. 21 (UPI) -- A Fort Lauderdale, Fla., judge says he will rule as soon as he can on a case challenging the state's use of touch-screen voting machines.
A three-day trial on a lawsuit filed by Rep. Robert Wexler, D-Fla., has ended before U.S. District Judge James Cohn, the Palm Beach Post reported Thursday.
Cohn said he will announce his decision "as soon as reasonably practicable."
Wexler challenged the use of the machines because the ballots cannot be recounted after a close election.
Fifteen Florida counties have the touch-screen machines and 52 others use paper with optical scanners. Wexler said that violates the equal protection rights of the voters.
State and county elections officials said touch screens produce a paper record that confirms how voters cast their ballots, satisfying the state's manual recount law.
With the election less than two weeks away, it is too late to make any changes this year. Wexler is asking for the federal government to monitor all precincts instead. Cohn's ruling would also have an impact on future elections.
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