Distrust of voting machines is running high (Philly Enq.)

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http://www.netscape.com/viewstory/2006/11/03/distrust-of-voting-machines-is-running-high/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fmld%2Finquirer%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F15915891.htm&frame=true

An overhaul of the nation's creaky electoral machinery, inspired by the Florida presidential recount in 2000, will get its biggest test so far in the midterm congressional elections Tuesday - and some worry the cure might be as bad as the disease.

Citing problems in the spring primaries and the sheer magnitude of the changes, experts warn of possible problems at the polls.

Many voters and election officials will be grappling with new electronic voting machines, new computerized registration databases, and, in some states, stricter voter-identification requirements.

One third of the U.S. electorate will cast ballots on electronic machines that have never been used before.

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