Robert Green story idea

1. I would like to explore the way that advances in technology have affected the process of lawmaking in the Texas Capitol, particularly in light of the recent scandals about "ghost voting" in the Texas House.
2. The earliest version of the current electronic voting system was installed in the Texas House on the early 1920s (the state Senate still votes either by voice or with raised fingers), and ghost voting has been an issue from the start. The attention paid to the practice at the end of the last session (May 2007) has led the Committee on House Administration to announce plans to install a fingerprint-recognition voting system for the 81st legislative session (which began on Jan. 13-the system has yet to be installed). More broadly though, I think that my article can explore the ways that technology has changed the process of governing and the way that citizens participate in that process, as legislation, videos of legislative proceedings and committee meetings become available online.
3. A slideshow format would allow me to present pictures of the different lawmaking technologies that have been deployed in the Texas Capitol, and allow me greater flexibility to cycle through photos, videos and text.
4. I hope to gather photos and videos of lawmaking in action (committee meetings, floor votes, etc.) as well as historic photos of earlier technologies that have impacted the state government.