On November 2, millions of Americans will vote on computers,
many of which may be vulnerable to partisan hackers, disgruntled poll
workers, or anyone else with a desire to alter the outcome of the
election, writes Ronnie Dugger in the current issue of The Nation .
"The result," he says, "could be the failure of an American
presidential election and its collapse into suspicions, accusations and
a civic fury that will make Florida 2000 seem like a family spat in the
kitchen." Dugger's detailed analysis of the problems of electronic
voting and the potential for fraud and error would seem to be a crucial
election story of 2004, full of the stuff journalists love -- hints of
skullduggery, cronyism, and conflicts of interest. But, with a few
exceptions, the advent of e-voting has remained an issue hovering
persistently beneath the media's radar. [more]
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