"We had a serious problem," McCloy said. "This was a persistent problem. It just illustrates that, unfortunately, it's not good enough to pass a good law. You have to be vigilant to ensure that the law is enforced. We want to put some integrity into the election process."

McCloy, who has worked in the banking industry in the past, said that the nation's banks would "never put up with such equipment" as has been used in recent elections. "Elections shouldn't put up with it either," she said. "If banks had to deal with this, banks would shut down. Money would be in the mattresses."

Also named as a defendant in the lawsuit is the North Carolina Office of Information Technology Services