Friday, December 21, 2007

Judge warns New York to comply with voting law

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

December 21, 2007

ALBANY - A federal judge is giving New York until Jan. 4 to develop a timeline for how it will comply with a federal election law to make voting more accurate and more accessible to the disabled.

U.S. District Court Judge Gary Sharpe spent much of a court hearing yesterday expressing his frustration with what he described as the state's paralysis and failure to meet the requirements of the Help America Vote Act while every other state took action. He reminded officials several times he could jail members of the state Board of Elections for contempt of court.

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Michael H. Drucker
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