State Sen. Glenn McConnell Republican of Charleston, who is now the state's lieutenant governor, requested an audit of the electronic voting machines by the state's politically neutral Legislative Audit Council to determine if it was necessary to replace the iVotronic machines "with voting machines that incorporate a paper trail or with a replacement process whereby we can have a confirmation that the results are accurate."
The legislative audit is not expected to have its results until after the November elections. Heindel is hopeful that the audit will convince the state to scrap its electronic voting machines for paper ballots.
"We allowed ourselves to be put in the unacceptable position of accepting the election outcome without seeing all the input that created the answer," he said. "We are not where we need to be, but the good news is the Alvin Greene victory was indeed a wake-up call and our efforts have resulted in more transparency regarding what takes place behind the curtain."
Chris Lamb, a communication professor at the College of Charleston, is author of six books, including The Sound and Fury of Sarah Palin (FrontLine Press).
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