must read: «officials warn of another 'florida-style' election this year»
have you read the 04 july article by cathy zollo published in the naples daily news? i hadn't either... until today. and it's a must read.«florida-style anything sounds inviting as long as it's not an election. but even with the high-sounding election reforms that came out of the 2000 presidential race, election experts including the US commission on civil rights say the country may be in for another round of florida-style election controversy this fall. despite the reforms outlined in the 2002 help america vote act, or HAVA, progress has been slow in implementing those reforms. though florida is ahead of many states in some categories because HAVA was based on the state's election reform act of 2001, voting rights experts say florida still has a long way to go.
"we are concerned that america isn't ready to vote, and the reason why we're concerned is because of information out of florida," said mary frances berry, chairwoman of the US commission on civil rights, noting the raging controversy over the state's felon list. she also noted issues around poll worker training and whether or not people know how to use the equipment as well as being aware of provisional ballots in the event they are told they are not on the rolls.» continued here.
read the US commission on civil rights april 2004 briefing paper, is america ready to vote?
