Experts from MIT and the California Institute of Technology said they would conduct a thorough examination of existing voting technology and then try to develop improvements. The two universities are responsible for a staggering percentage of the world's cutting edge technology. The plan began to take shape a few weeks after Election Day, when Caltech President David Baltimore called Vest to gripe about the confusion in Florida. They agreed something had to be done, and that their schools had the resources to do it. So, they organized a team of political scientists, engineers and design experts to undertake the study.
Some precincts have relatively sophisticated electronic machines while others use hand ballots.
Major changes could cost billions of dollars to install and maintain. Some members of Congress have already proposed more funding for elections. The Daily Camera. All rights reserved. Any copying, redistribution, or retransmission of any of the contents of this service without the express written consent of The Daily Camera is expressly prohibited.