Diebold Inc., the leading U.S. manufacturer of ATMs, acquired the Brazilian company that built the voting machines in late 1999. Following the Bush-Gore photo finish, Diebold quickly hustled a few of its voting toasters to Palm Beach County to capitalize on the unexpected North American marketing opportunity. Not enough safety in the 'Net America is far from the Amazonian jungle, of course. Whatever form voting takes next, there is little doubt that our elected officials intend to make it easier, not harder, to participate. Internet voting would by far be the most convenient.
People do their taxes over the Internet and nobody worries about that.
But voting over the Internet is a psychological issue. Nobody is going to try to do your taxes on your behalf. Bankrate Inc. All rights reserved.