Here's an article from two years ago that discusses the Access database used by these machines. Scary!
Yep I know you want to avoid the tin foil that the RATS wear but on this one I tend to agree (shoot me someone). If the programs and databases were opened up, inspected and secured by our best and brightest, I'd feel a heck of alot better.
No company should be allowed to hold the voting system as a patented product (just isn't right).
Now don't get me wrong I don't think the government could do a better job developing a system (they've proven that they can't in the past), but if they make it available for outside bidding the code developed should be made public. I mean what is so secret about (1 vote +1 vote =2 votes)