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 standards, no uniformity and little oversight. HAVA does include some positive gains, but those have… return to article
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Reader Comments (2)Page 1 of 1 pagesI 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.
Posted by Susan Gair on Sep 13, 2004 at 3:35 AM 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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