"CMU professor investigates vote"

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review article, "CMU professor investigates vote," discusses the work of a research panel on the Florida undervote problem. The article quotes Florida Department of State spokesman Sterling Ivey as saying:

"From the evidence we've seen, it appears (the undervote is) a combination of ballot design and voter intent," Ivey said. "I'm not sure that 18,000 people made a conscious decision not to vote in the race, but you'll never know how many of the 18,000 consciously did.

"The key question for the computer scientists is: Is there a problem with the touch screens themselves?"