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Why California Secretary of State Debra Bowen Pulled the Plug on E-Voting
By Steve Towns, Editor

Bowen, a long-time IT advocate, saw too many security flaws in touch-screen voting machines.

Earlier this year, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen received the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for her decision to sharply limit electronic voting machine use in her state. The award, presented by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, recognizes public officials who make tough decisions without regard to personal or professional consequences.

In August 2007, Bowen set strict limits on the use of e-voting technology known as direct-recording electronic (DRE) voting machines, citing troubling security flaws in the systems. The move angered e-voting machine vendors and sent California counties - which had invested $450 million in new voting hardware - scrambling to prepare for the state's Feb. 5, 2008, presidential primary election. ...

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Feature:
Web 2.0 Powers Political Campaigns - From Presidential Race to Local Elections
By Chad Vander Veen, Associate Editor
Candidates use blogs, video and online contributions to reach voters and raise cash.

The World Wide Web is often dubbed this generation's wild, Wild West. It's a raucous, freewheeling digital expanse rife with every vice imaginable. And like the frontier, the Web is a showcase for an emerging society with its own ideas, goals and morals.

In the pioneering days of yesteryear, men who chose to run for office often traveled the nation by train on whistle-stop tours. In the virtual Wild West, where sex and piracy are still kings, the wooly Web has nonetheless emerged as a pivotal theater in which candidates for office must battle. ...

Money-Saving Strategies for Coping with Shrinking Government IT Budgets
By Merrill Douglas
SaaS, open source, energy efficiency and shared applications help CIOs stretch IT funding.

Records Management
Massachusetts Portal Lets Citizens Shop for Health Insurance Plans
By Andy Opsahl, Features Editor
State's Health Insurance Connector Authority rolls out plan comparison Web site in just four months.

RFID Helps Florida State Attorney Track Case Files
By Kayt Sukel
RFID-powered case-tracking system quickly locates documents anywhere in state attorney's office.

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