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Improved Voting Systems

Proposition 41 – Voting Modernization Bond Act of 2002
Proposition 41, approved by the voters at the March 5, 2002, Primary Election, allocated $200 million to upgrade voting systems, and established a Voting Modernization Board to carry out this task.

Future Improvements to County Voting Systems Will Include . . .

  • No more chad
  • No more over votes
  • No more unintentional under votes
  • Greater accessibility to persons with disabilities
  • Early voting
  • Accommodation of federally required languages
  • Improvements in security
  • Accelerated reporting of election results

Visit the Proposition 41 website at http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/vma/home.html to find important information and material related to the Voting Modernization Bond Act.

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