E-voting: Democratic or dangerous?

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California has selected its governor in an election where many cast their 
votes not by putting a cross on a ballot paper, or by punching holes in a 
piece of card, but on computerised electronic voting machines. Critics say 
the ballot cast via a computer is insecure In the wake of the fiasco in 
Florida during the last presidential election in 2000, these machines are 
seen by many in the US as a way of ensuring a fair vote. They are slowly 
being introduced across the nation. They have also been used in a number of 
other countries including the United Kingdom, Spain, India, Australia and 
Costa Rica. But some computer experts believe e-voting could actually make 
fraud much easier. 

Source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3169706.stm