But they certainly look striking. And more importantly, they help convention organizers pound home their claim that the Democratic Party is the party of the future. With only a few clicks of the mouse, the delegations will cast their votes on platform questions and Gore's nomination on Wednesday.
Traditionalists have little to fear.
Microphones are in place next to the computer kiosks so delegation leaders can declare their tallies for Gore and also brag about their state's favorite sons, sport teams, agriculture, and other distinguishing peculiarities. Each state delegation leader is provided with a special identification or pin number allowing only him or her to access the a special intranet site for delegates. Third, each delegation is assigned an IP address on the network, so that a delegation can only vote on that IP address. Wyoming can't walk over to a neighboring state and vote. On issue votes, tallies are recorded under 'Yes', 'No', and 'Abstain' columns.