Judge Rejects Lawsuit To Block Ohio's Electronic Voting Machines →

A federal judge ruled Tuesday there was "zero" evidence that new voting machine software in Ohio could interfere with ballots, the AP reports.

Robert Fitrakis, a Green Party candidate for U.S. Congress, asked the judge Monday to block the use of the machines in vote counting.

Fitrakis said the machinescould be exploited due to a software "back door," according to Businessweek.

But Judge Gregory Frost ruled the candidate had come up with only theories that voting irregularities could result from using the machines made by Omaha, Neb.-based Election Sytems & Software Inc.

A spokesman for Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted, who is one of the defendants, told Businessweek that there is absolutely no vulnerability to the system.

He called the allegations "ridiculous."

Note: This story was originally posted this morning, when the lawsuit threatened to interfere with electronic voting in Ohio.