Inside Sacramento: Voting Machine Controversy, California Budget Impasse, Governor Versus GOP

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Published August 1, 2007 at 7:46 AM PDT

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The Secretary of State says our voting machines are not fail-safe, Democrats and Republicans still cannot find common ground on the month-late budget, and Governor Schwarzenegger is at-odds with the G

Tom Fudge: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is struggling with party opposition in Sacramento. The strange thing is, it seems to be his own party, the GOP, that's standing in his way. The Governor's political shift to the left last year has rankled many state Republicans. And that seems to be the reason why the state budget is a month late.

Also, this week, the Secretary of State is expected to make a decision about the use, in California, of electronic voting machines. Are they secure enough, or could a computer hacker change your vote?

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Guest

Marianne Russ, bureau chief of the California Capitol Network.