  We consider the numerical approximation of Maxwell's equations in time domain
by a second order $H(curl)$ conforming finite element approximation. In order
to enable the efficient application of explicit time stepping schemes, we
utilize a mass-lumping strategy resulting from numerical integration in
conjunction with the finite element spaces introduced by Elmkies and Joly. We
prove that this method is second order accurate if the true solution is
divergence free, but the order of accuracy reduces to one in the general case.
We then propose a modification of the finite element space, which yields second
order accuracy in the general case.
