Science strikes again

California Secretary of State, Debra Bowen, has banned the use of some kinds of touch-screen voting machines, and sharply limited the use of others. Bowen said teams of researchers were allowed access to the machines, and they found they could be tampered with in ways that allowed the manipulation of voting totals and other information.

Local county clerk/recorder, Candace Grubbs [really], says the return to paper ballots will be costly and slow. Boo hoo. Voting by paper ballot has been fine for over 200 years. As Paul McIntosh, the executive director of the California State Association of Counties, said, "The veracity of an election, no matter what type of equipment or system is used to tabulate the vote, comes down to the integrity of the individuals responsible." Amen.