ELECTRONIC VOTING'S HIDDEN PERILSPoll workers in Alameda County noticed something strange on election night in October. As a computer counted absentee ballots in the recall race, workers were stunned to see a big surge in support for a fringe candidate named John Burton. The full article will be available on the Web for a limited time: http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/7849090.htm (c) 2004 Mercury News and wire service sources. All Rights Reserved.