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Not a surprise. The primary purpose of the Chad War was to change the election results and install Gore. But the secondary purpose was to change voting machines in ways to make it easier for the Dems to cheat.

Computer voting is a very, very poor idea, as I said at the time. Instead of poking out a few chads or resurrecting a few dead people, you can switch 10 million votes at the touch of a mouse button. And there will be no ballots to recount.

I think your response to the idea of technology-based voting is indicative of the real problem people will have with it; they will not trust that which they do not understand.

From a technological standpoint, a system could be built to perform the voting process accurately and securely. As a career computer professional, I know that; having led or participated in more formidable projects than a voting system. The question is then, will people trust it?

Given that Americans are increasingly relying on technology on daily basis, I think that such trust could be established.

Although, I don't know that have seen any good arguments for making this change. Is the old system really broke? What would be the advantages of a newer more technology-based system?

As in any successful computer project, one starts first with the goals of the project.