As the 2004 election cycle begins, so do suspicions about paperless voting on Republican-owned machines using tamperable software.

But not everyone likes the switch to electronic balloting. Some of the loudest opposition, in fact, is coming from computer experts who say the new technology could prove more troublesome than its predecessors. They warn of equipment malfunction, unchecked tampering and the lack of secure proof for each vote. More>>

The NY Times reporter seems to be concerned about "unchecked tampering/? -- As opposed to an acceptable level of checked tampering? Would tampering sufficient to rig the election, but not at a level so unseemly as to attract public notice be OK?