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Electronic Voting Machines


WSJ

Most of us remember the nightmare that was the hanging chad in the 2000 presidential election. It was all anyone could talk about. Florida made vote-counting more complicated than it had to be. The debacle has led to an influx of electronic voting machines used in official elections. What could go wrong? Only the fact that any digital system is susceptible to foul play. Thousands of people have reported seeing their vote count for the opponent since they became prevalent.