Oh how we change from one election to another. I distinctly remember being a judge at the voting booths in Maryland during the 70’s. We had a booth with a pull curtain and when we voted for something we had to pull a lever, and all of the levers were pulled at the same time, marking the ballots. Guess what, they worked like a charm. We will now have paper trail booths in Maryland again, but they are supposed to help us to track things better. It has been said that the other electronic booths we recently had were reliable and easy to use. Maybe the newer ones will work, but maybe not.One of my big issues is with who is to deliver the machines at this point. John Kane of The Kane Companies has been a Chairman of the Maryland Republican Party from 2002-2006.. It has been reported in the media that he has raised funds for Mitt Romney. For my money and vote, I do not want any political leader to deliver or have any contracts involving an election in any business deal.The vote in Maryland is next week, I for one want to know more about these machines, there is supposed to be a paper trail and can they be tampered with or not? The state has dumped the electronic machines which cost us the taxpayers of Maryland approximately 65 Million dollars, yes I said 65 Milion dollars and they are not paid for as yet. Now the big political leaders have spent 20 Million more dollars to buy these new machines, ho hum, it all comes out of all of our pockets you know. Yes, and .06 cents for taxes now, hmph! Not much we can do about it now. Lets see just how well the machines work. I wonder if there is a money back guarantee?
