[jiggyboy]

That headline will prove to be the most hype-to-reality ratio in the history of his site. There's no software on those cards. It's basically an electronic version of a key that allows you to use the voting machine. And even so, it's no good until you enable it via yet another machine. They'll turn up in somebody's trunk or closet by the end of the day.

[jiggyboy]

And even so, it's no good until you enable it via yet another machine.

Oh, and once the card is enabled it's good for 15 minutes, for one vote.

[Rb ver. 2.0]

I realize this quote from the article is written like something out of the Globe or National Enquirer, but can you comment as to it's validity:

"Someone possessing a smartcard could use 'off the shelf equipment' [equipment that reprograms the card] and alter it to be used multiple times, and cast multiple votes. One concerned insider explains: "Shelby County Board of Elections has been notified. They said is was 'not a big deal' because, they said, the cards are deactivated. But the reality is, you can buy the equipment at computer stores to reactivate them. It's on the Internet how to reactivate the cards!""

[DCPatriot]

If somebody 'borrowed' a dozen voting machines around the State....and then sat and used the "missing" cards, they could vote over and over and over and over and over....and over.

IIRC, voting Illinois machines were found in somebody's trunk back in 2004.