[ambrose]

Funny, but I seem to recall that one of the electronic voting machine companies donated cash to Gray Davis' "no on recall" campaign. Another electronic voting machine company funded a study which the ACLU has used to challenge punch card voting.

If anyone has cause to be worried about fraud, it is the Republicans, given the Rats' long and sorry history of stealing elections.

That said, vote counting shouldn't be the cause of partisan finger pointing. I believe that if our elections are to have integrity, a blue ribbon commission should be created to determine the best, most accurate, and fairest methods to count votes. Each party would appoint its own representatives to the commission.

I personally favor old fashioned paper ballots, along with strictly enforced rules to prevent illegal aliens, felons, etc., from voting.

[A. Pole]

I personally favor old fashioned paper ballots

Me too, and with all parties doing the counting by hand. But, I guess such view is obsolete in the the computerized brave new world. You should trust your government.