The commonwealth of Pennsylvania was hit with a lawsuit on Tuesday filed by voter advocates that attempts to halt the state’s usage of paperless electronic voting machines because they leave no paper trail and therefore no record that would likely be needed in the event of a recount or audit, the Associated Press reports via WashingtonPost.com. The suit says Pennsylvania violated its state election code and constitution when it certified and used paperless e-voting machines, and it requests that the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court revoke certification of the machines employed in more than 85 percent of the state’s 67 counties, according to the AP. The remaining counties employ scanning machines to read paper ballots on which citizens fill in circles to vote, the AP reports, and the suit seeks to make the entire state use the optical scanning systems.Voters in New Mexico were forced to use the optical scanning system during a vote earlier this year due to similar legal action, and related suits over the use of e-voting machines have been filed in California, Colorado and Arizona, according to the AP.State representatives defended the machines, saying they’ve been adequately vetted, and they noted the systems worked relatively well during the May 2006 primary, in which Pennsylvania residents in every county save one employed either touch screens or optical scanning machines to vote, the AP reports. Leslie Amoros, Department of State spokesperson, told the AP that every electronic system in use is state certified and can produce virtual votes based on digital images.The parties that filed the suit claim that votes have been lost on multiple occasions using e-voting machines, including during the May 2005 and May 2006 primaries, and some complications could still be passing under the radar, the AP reports. Check out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content brandpost Sponsored by SAP When natural disasters strike Japan, Ōita University’s EDiSON is ready to act With the technology and assistance of SAP and Zynas Corporation, Ōita University built an emergency-response collaboration tool named EDiSON that helps the Japanese island of Kyushu detect and mitigate natural disasters. By Michael Kure, SAP Contributor Dec 07, 2023 5 mins Digital Transformation brandpost Sponsored by BMC BMC on BMC: How the company enables IT observability with BMC Helix and AIOps The goals: transform an ocean of data and ultimately provide a stellar user experience and maximum value. By Jeff Miller Dec 07, 2023 3 mins IT Leadership brandpost Sponsored by BMC The data deluge: The need for IT Operations observability and strategies for achieving it BMC Helix brings thousands of data points together to create a holistic view of the health of a service. By Jeff Miller Dec 07, 2023 4 mins IT Leadership how-to How to create an effective business continuity plan A business continuity plan outlines procedures and instructions an organization must follow in the face of disaster, whether fire, flood, or cyberattack. Here’s how to create a plan that gives your business the best chance of surviving such an By Mary K. Pratt, Ed Tittel, Kim Lindros Dec 07, 2023 11 mins Small and Medium Business IT Skills Backup and Recovery Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe