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Lenoir City, TN

Jun 25, 2008

Early Voters in Loudon County Will Use Paper Ballots

Early voters in the August and November elections in Loudon County will mark paper ballots that will be read by optical scanners.

The Tennessee Legislature passed the Tennessee Voter Confidence Act, in response to concerns over current electronic voting machines. "We knew this law was coming....." said Loudon County Elections Administrator Dana Zehner.

Advocacy groups had expressed worries that voting machines are susceptible to mistakes and fraud.

Loudon is one of four counties (with Anderson, Roane, and Sullivan) testing the new system, which must be in place statewide by November 2010.

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