Ain't technology grand? I'm beginning to think that all of those people that say "my vote doesn't matter" actually are right...close to a quarter of the votes in Broward County, FL were almost missed. Geez. Funny thing is, there's a simple way to fix the problem...go lo-tech: A sheet of paper with a box that you mark 'X' in with a big, fat marker will not leave a hanging chad or get lost in a long list of ones and zeros...but then again, what do I know?

From The Miami Herald | 11/06/2002 | Broward reports wrong vote totals: More than 100,000 votes went missing on Tuesday between the time they were counted by electronic machines and the time they were reported on cable-access television and on the Supervisor of Elections web site.