Maryland legislators are moving to address a serious defect in the touch-screen voting machines that the state has been introducing over the last several elections. The problem, pointed out by experts studying the system, is that glitches in the machines' programming could be difficult to detect. Before Maryland proceeds to install its complete new system, legislators should insist on the fundamental safeguards called for in this legislation. Want to get out the youth vote? Why not offer online voting through the Playstation 2? Glitches? What glitches? |