DENVER—Opponents of proposed rules to relax oversight of electronic voting machines are urging Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler to increase oversight to avoid fraud.
During a hearing Tuesday on proposed rule changes, Gessler and Pueblo County Clerk and Recorder Gilbert Ortiz said they believe there would still be sufficient safeguards.
The proposed changes would reduce the required number of seals designed to prevent tampering, end continuous video surveillance of the machines and leave investigations of suspicious incidents to county officials instead of the Secretary of State’s office.
According to the Pueblo Chieftain ( ), mandatory inspection of the machines by the secretary of state’s office would also be eliminated.
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Information from: The Pueblo Chieftain,
