The last lone inventor (23 Jun 2004)

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The last lone inventor (23 Jun 2004)
But in dozens of elections over four decades, the Votomatic and similar systems were plagued by printing goofs, programming errors and counting malfunctions. Chaos and court battles often followed. And finally, in the 2000 elections, an acrimonious nationwide debate ruined the reputation of Rouverol's creation forever and gave mainstream America the term 'hanging chad.'

Bill Rouverol refuses to allow that disaster to be his legacy.

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