Voting Problems in Ohio Set Off an Alarm

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Sat Nov-06-04 05:34 PM
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Voting Problems in Ohio Set Off an Alarm

Voters in Ohio delivered a second term to President Bush by a decisive margin. But the way the vote was conducted there, election law specialists say, exposed a number of weak spots in the nation's election system.

"We dodged a bullet this time, but the problems remain," said Heather K. Gerken, who teaches election law at Harvard. "We have problems with the machines, problems with the patchwork of regulations covering everything from recounts to provisional ballots, and problems with self-interested party officials deciding which votes count."

Had the electoral math been only a little different, lawyers would be examining even closer finishes in other states.

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Sat Nov-06-04 05:37 PM
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1. They didn't "dodge" a fucking

"bullet"..they just don't know it yet!

And, sorry, you forgot your link:)

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