The Help America Vote Act (HAVA), the electoral reform bill passed by Congress in 2002, is a mixed blessing. In fact, HAVA never addressed the most glaring problem of American election administration—the decentralized election bureaucracy of more than 3,000 counties that run elections with few national [RETURN TO ARTICLE]
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Reader Comments
I have been telling people about this and calling political representatives since I heard about this well over a year ago. I have also emailed T.V. stations and asked them to cover the story. So little attention is being given to this, that I wonder if anything can or will be done in time for a fair election. What I fail to understand is why the politicians and talking heads aren’t bringing this up on talk shows. It makes no sense to me. I am baffled and discouraged.
In the News Articles section, the “Sum of a Glitch” article link sends you to the “Hindering the Vote” article instead (even after repeated attempts).
Other than that, I love seeing the information you present. Let the sun shine in on Nov. 2!
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