I've been keeping a close on e-voting technology since the recount debacle here in Florida last presidential election. Tomorrow's so-called "Super Tuesday" primary elections will utilize the e-voting technology extensively, but there's more than one expert expressing grave doubts about the security of the code.

I'm afraid I nearly fell out of my chair with laughter when I read about the following measure to prevent hacking:
State election officials decided to wrap their $55 million touch-screen systems in tamper tape and keep an eye out for suspicious behavior after a panel of experts said they were vulnerable to a variety of hacking techniques

Geezus. Somebody tell me that this a joke! Are these the same people who recommend duct taping windows to render a house invulnerable to bio-terrorism?

I have a bad feeling that the software running on these e-machines is about as impervious to hacking as Microsoft's Windows. I guess maybe this will give the underdogs a chance, though. It's not about advertising funds anymore--it's about who has the best hacking squad!