Washington, D.C. (AHN) - The House of Representatives on Tuesday rejected legislation to fund paper ballot voting for the November elections.

In a special floor procedure, lawmakers voted 239-178 in favor of the bill, falling short of the two-thirds margin needed to approve the measure.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House on Tuesday rejected legislation providing federal funds to help states deciding to switch to paper ballot voting systems for the November elections.

After the bungled voting and vote-counting in Florida in 2000, Americans agreed that the nation's voting systems had to be upgraded. With a presidential election fast approaching, there is a real danger of another meltdown - this time because of the flaws in electronic voting.