6.1 Less is more

Why are we spending millions and millions of tax dollars on electronic voting when no one has proven that it's more secure or easier to use than simpler, cheaper methods? And why can't we standardize one voting method across the board?

These articles prove to me, once again, that government wastes so much time and energy that it's appalling. Instead of properly testing different factors in voting, i.e. methods, machines, ballot design, etc., politicians jump the gun and never confirm actual voting "best practices".

If we looked at voting economically, standardization across all 50 states would create a larger economy of scale lowering costs across the board. If we are willing to spend millions of dollars on faulty systems, it would seem logical that we could find the money to create a better system and properly test it. Our "chauvinism" is at risk if we continue to vote the way we do.