Lever Voting Machine Revival

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 30, 2013

Susan Lerner, executive director of Common Cause New York, and Martin Golden, New York State Senator (R-22), discuss the proposal in the state legislature to allow the use of old-fashioned lever machines in the case of a runoff vote in this fall's mayoral election and the opposition to this measure.

Remember These? A Lever Voting Machine Guide

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