] "We're working very hard to educate the voters, to build
] the comfort level and to get rid of some of the myths out
] there," Hood said. "I think these things are raised for
] political purposes and distractions. Any effort to
] undermine that public confidence is a tactic that is
] wrong and I believe it weakens our democracy by causing
] voters to doubt if their vote has been counted."

The more elections commissions managers claim that its not important to think critically about this the more likely I think it is that they are hiding more then the fact that they spent tax payer dollars on vulnerable equipment.

AP Wire | 02/12/2004 | State: Touchscreen ballots don't have to be recounted