Discussion of all things related to Public Domain

[tom poe <tompoe AT amihost.com>]

Hi, Thomas:  Nice article, and needed.

Couple of comments:
http://www.notablesoftware.com/evote.html has some good background info

Also, the Help America Vote Act pushed through by Bush becomes most
interesting in relation to evote systems.  For example, Bush felt it was
important to require states to make their move now, for the 2004
elections in order to receive tens of millions in federal funds to shift
to DRE vote systems.  However, the wording about printouts is
intriguing, as it calls for printout capability, but not until 2006! 
And, then, it only requires printout for count purposes, not for voter
verification of their ballot.  This raises the possibility for fraud to
new levels never imagined by historical political "machines" in our
country.  Place these DRE vote systems in key polling sites, and voila,
election is yours for the price of a cheap "patch" on election day. :)
Thanks,
Tom Poe
Open Studios
Reno,NV
http://www.studioforrecording.org/