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Election Violations Go Unpunished

Judicial Watch:
The crucial midterm elections are only days away but the Department of Justice refuses to penalize states that continue to violate a federal law that requires upgrading outdated and mistake-prone voting systems. That means that states—such as New York and Connecticut--with numerous competitive elections that could help determine which party controls Congress, will still utilize old lever ballot machines notorious for their high error rate. Those well-documented problems are precisely why lawmakers passed legislation in 2002 to modernize the important equipment. The Help America Vote Act requires that all voting systems used in federal elections must meet specific federal requirements by January 2006.

Posted by Editor at November 2, 2006 04:10 AM