New Poll Shows Maryland Voters Favor Funding a Switch to Paper Ballots by More Than 2 to 1

VoteTrustUSA's article, "New Poll Shows Maryland Voters Favor Funding a Switch to Paper Ballots by More Than 2 to 1," discusses a poll that shows Maryland voters prefer funding a move towards paper ballots.

Conducted by Gonzales Research & Marketing Strategies last week, the telephone survey found that 64% of voters statewide think that Governor O’Malley should fund the change from touch-screen voting machines to a system that uses paper ballots counted by optical scanners.

Survey participants were asked: “Last spring Maryland's General Assembly voted unanimously to switch from touch screen voting machines to a less expensive system that uses paper ballots counted by optical scanners. This would ensure that votes are recorded as voters intend, and make recounts possible. The change will happen in 2010, but only if funded in next year's budget. Do you think the Governor should, or should not, provide funding for this change?”