As a novice in the fields of computer sciences and politics, I have a simple observer's perspective on the public debate over the trustworthiness of computerized voting machines.
In an uncontroversial report, the academic scientific community has demonstrated the insecurity of current systems. Basically, this is due to the voting machine's inability to verify votes independently, as in, outside of the corruptible electronic box itself.
What, to me, is plain to see, is that government bureaucrats and corporate marketing types are telling the world's most respected computer scientists that scientific results, showing the vulnerability of voting software, are wrong!
Despite difficult-to-ignore evidence of fundamental problems with their technology,
computerized voting machine vendors continue to insist that their products are safe, cost-effective and accurate. Ignore the man behind the curtain, Dorothy!
The behavior of these companies and officials is exactly what would be expected of people trying to cover something up.
That is all that I will say for now, lest some wing-nut zealot scream "conspiracy theory!" and try to ridicule me without addressing the facts.