Thanks for the column. Two reactions:

* I hear that optical screens are not as great as Peirce advertises, but I
have not heard any specifics. Any comments?

** Federal money for elections technology means that the federal
government will come to have a very strong influence on the conduct of
elections. He who pays the piper . . . This may result in the state and
localities finding themselves saddled with mandates that won't necessarily
be paid for by the feds and with much less flexibility than at present. If
I were a state official, I'd think long and hard about whether I want
federal intervention.

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