NEW YORK—Congress enacted the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) after allegations of voting fraud in the 2000 presidential elections. In a hearing on Thursday morning, New York state Assembly members reviewed New York’s progress in complying with HAVA.
High-tech devices are replacing the old voting machines that operated at the pull of a lever. Though they provide electronic data storage, optical scanning, and other benefits, results are coming in slower.
“I ran more times probably than anyone under this new system,” joked Assemblyman David Weprin who was elected to his position in 2010 and recently lost a special election for the 9th District to Bob Turner. Results for this special election came in around 11:30p.m. after polls closed at 9 p.m.
Weprin ran for several positions on the old system and used to get the results around 10 p.m.
