A Hard Shot Across the Bow: Is Louisiana’s Voting System Unconstitutional?
Guest post by Joe Hoft at JoeHoft.com – republished with permission
A Hard Shot Across the Bow: Is Louisiana’s Voting System Unconstitutional?
By J. Christopher Alexander
Louisiana Constitution Article XI, Section 2 explicitly requires that “Ballots shall be counted publicly and preserved inviolate as provided by law until any election contests have been settled…” (Emphasis added).
A recent State District lawsuit filed by a veteran state election official alleges that Louisiana’s voting system is facially unconstitutional because the State uses a purely machine-based voting apparatus called Direct Recording Equipment (DRE) to count the overwhelming majority of votes cast. (Scanlan-Callais-Petition for Declaratory Judgment and Injunctive Relief v Landry and Hadskey[9278].pdf)
It is impossible to “publicly” count these votes,
