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N.J. was going to have paper-based voting machines more than a decade ago. Will it happen by 2020?

The state was poised to lead the nation. Now it trails other states — and has no real plans to catch up.

Gloucester County’s current voting machines were purchased in 1999 and are nearing the end of their usable lives. The county is planning to buy new machines, which create a paper record of each vote, in time for this November’s election.
Gloucester County’s current voting machines were purchased in 1999 and are nearing the end of their usable lives. The county is planning to buy new machines, which create a paper record of each vote, in time for this November’s election.Read moreMARGO REED / Staff Photographer
    by Jonathan Lai
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