I didn't see this come up on dKos... or anywhere, to my surprise.
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2004/03/17/news/top_stories/3_16_0420_47_27.t
Official says state was forced to certify voting machines
SAN DIEGO ---- A state elections official said Tuesday that California's secretary of state was forced by insubordinate counties ---- including San Diego County ---- into blessing the electronic voting equipment that caused polls to open late and voters to be turned away March 2.
Assistant Secretary of State Marc Carrel told county supervisors the state initially refused to certify programming machines used in San Diego County's first electronic election March 2, but relented and gave its blessing when San Diego County Registrar Sally McPherson said she would use them "with or without certification." Counties cannot legally use voting systems until they are certified by the state.
Carrel's allegation prompted county Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Dianne Jacob to accuse the secretary of state's office of "buck-passing." County managers, meanwhile, denied Carrel's accusation.
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