Now with all of that said, a couple of more points:
1. In the post that started this, I did talk about "future voting scandals" perhaps in the same way that Florida has future felons on their list.
Given Jimmy Carter's statements about Florida, the closeness of this election, and the unwillingness of the current Administration (and Congress) to fully fund the actions needed to protect and secure the right to vote, I expect the problems with this election to be severe. Severe enough that if Bush wins there will not only be calls that he is illegitimate (which won't be different from what happened in 2000), but there may be more than mass protests.
2. It DOES behoove us to prepare.
I support civic education. So I do think that teaching folks how to use ballots would be a good way to spend loot. But what I think is more important are statewide initiatives designed tactically to protect and secure our vote, and if that isn't possible to restrict the vote of our political opponents. I haven't thought much about this last point, but I know it is possible.