More than 30 percent of the electorate will use new technology to vote on Nov. 7. In addition to the new voting equipment, 49 states have introduced new statewide, computerized databases to determine who is eligible to vote. According to Eugene Spafford, executive director of the Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS), the technology may be problematic, possibly causing a debacle reminiscent of the 2000 election.
Most of the problems would result in human error – where are the machines stored? and possible power failures that would lead to the machines resetting – many without paper ballot backups . …
I would bring my own paper and pencil . ..
Here’s something else — there is evidence that in florida these automated machines are feeding registered democrats republican ballots — it’s bad enough being a democrat in florida already without having to get the wrong ballot. Some of that is happening here, too.
Even sadder — Arnold seems to be pulling ahead in the polls. We are such fickle, uninformed and often unintelligent voters here in California. SIGH.
You could say that again – but – it would hurt 🙂