The Washington Post reported on Saturday that New Mexico's electronic machines lost votes through inadequate programming and testing. Consider that 366 votes separated the presidential winner from the loser, and 678 votes were missing. In some cases votes for senatorial candidates also were missing. About 90 percent of New Mexicans vote electronically. And the state has been working on electronic voting systems for a decade.
Posted at August 23, 2004 01:06 PM