Court to hear argument about NJ voting machines

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey appeals court is scheduled to hear arguments about the security of voting machines used in the state.

Tuesday’s court hearing is the latest step in a lawsuit that was originally filed in 2004 to challenge the computerized machines the state was using.

Voting rights advocates say the machines caused problems in the 2008 and 2011 elections. They also say several states have abandoned computerized machines that don’t produce paper ballots.

New Jersey has a law requiring a paper print-out of ballots as a backup, but it has not been implemented fully.