I wouldn't attribute to malice what can be explained by a faulty touch screen. These incidents hurt the trust on the election process, though. The machines use

I wouldn't attribute to malice what can be explained by a faulty touch screen. These incidents hurt the trust on the election process, though. The machines used on Brazillian elections are simpler but much better thought out, since it's impossible to input the wrong candidate. You have to input the number of the candidate, review his information and photo, then press "confirm" button. It doesn't present a list of candidates to choose from, so there are no biases. The US should adopt a similar machine. [1] [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_Brazil#The_Brazilian_voting_machines http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_Brazil#The_Brazili...