The people running this election missed the point and thus all the benefits of internet voting. The name of the game is turnout. For that you need to give the electorate the widest array of simple options. First, there wasn't much simple about the solution provided by the UK\Australian company (Everyone Counts) that supplied the internet voting software. The voting system, even with the drastically low turnout was overwhelmed and slow response times and timeouts. Further the system used a java applet as a security solution, which just adds to the incompatibility problems.

The largest folly with this election though is that they forced internet voting on the electorate. Internet voting is about giving people additional options, not restricting them. The bottom line is crap technology and poor decisions can kill any project.

Let's keep in mind that they only subverted the voice of some people unwillingly. From the sounds of it hundreds of our fellow citizens are coconspirators willing to sell their votes...

I think it's important to point out the Kundra is not a target of the investigation. Let's also be clear that exactly 2 people in an office of 300 have been charged with a crime. There's no indication that Kundra was involved in any way.

Yes, I understand the CBO guesses around $1 million, but CBO estimates are by no means a guarantee. The federal government doesn't have a great track record with funding the research provisions in reform bills. (HAVA still hasn't been fully funded, largely the research aspects) NIST isn't a person and NIST has made no such statements. If you're referring to the Draft White Paper on SI, that was largely dismissed and did not represent NIST policy. If not, please cite your reference.