"Nelson said the GOP lost 10 U.S. Senate elections nationally since 1998 to Democrats who won with less-than-majority pluralities after third-party candidates may have siphoned away votes from Republicans, and said “instant runoff voting” would prevent such occurrences.
But Scott Hogensen, the chief deputy clerk-auditor in Utah County, representing county clerks statewide, told the committee that current voting machines are not certified to allow such voting. He said such a voting system likely would require replacing current machines, which cost $26 million when they were purchased in 2005."
GOP leader Nelson seeks election overhaul
The Salt Lake Tribune:
