>I thought that the embarrassment of the last election would have the Feds handing out the cash on condition of fast changeover, but I guess it's mainly a forgotten issue right now. And I guess big business needs the cash (surplus) much more urgently than ensuring a truer democracy.

Actually, I thought about building a "VOTING" software using VFP. But I'm sure someone with far more brain power and resource then I is already at it somewhere using god knows what language.... :)

If someone was able to build one (using VFP) think of the publicity it would generate for both the developer and VFP.