Some Counties Lack Required Touch Screens

County elections officials in Jacksonville say they will not have touch-screen voting machines in place for blind voters by the November election, despite a federal judge’s order.

Not enough time remains to obtain and test the machines -- also ordered into place for the benefit of Duval County voters with certain other disabilities -- before Nov. 2, according to the filing in federal court Friday.

Also filed was a sworn statement by the county’s assistant elections chief saying preparations to install the machines would have had to start Sept. 25, three days before the order was issued.