Voting Machine

In Rhode Island, upon the application of the governor, the justices gave an opinion that a statute authorizing the use of a voting machine would be constitutional. In re Voting Machine, 19 R. I. 729, 36 Atl. 716, 36 L. R. A. 547. Existing legislation authorizing the use of voting machines does not contravene the constitution. Such acts are constitutional; People v. Taylor, 257 111. 192, 100 N. E. 534; Elwell v. Comstock, 99 Minn. 261, 109 N. W. 113, 698, 7 L. R. A. (Is. S.) 621, 9 Ann. Cas. 270; State v. Carroll (Wash.) 138 Pac. 306 (if secrecy is secured); they do not contravene a state constitution which requires that all elections shall be by ballot; Lynch v. Malley, 215 111. 574, 74 N. E. 723, 2 Ann. Cas. 837 ( contra, State v. Board of Elections, 80 Ohio St. 471, 89 N. E. 33, 24 L. R. A. [N. S.] 188); even if the voter cannot see that his vote is correctly recorded and counted; Henderson v. Board of Election, 160 Mich. 36, 124 N. W. 1105; voting by an efficient and secret machine is 113, 698, 7 L. R, A. (N. S.) 621, 9 Ann. Cas. 270. See In re Opinion of the Justices, 178 Mass. 605, 60 N. E. 129, 54 L. R. A. 430. See In re Taylor, 150 N. Y. 242.