Election Countdown: 2 Days
This week's cover of Time magazine is all about "7 Things That Could Go Wrong on Election Day". Read on to understand potential problems.
"As it stands, the American voting system is a worrisome mess, a labyrinth of local, state and federal laws spotted with bewildered volunteers, harried public officials, partisan distortions, misdesigned forms, malfunctioning machines and polling-place confusion.... if the election is close, these problems matter a great deal."
1. The Database Dilemma
2. 'Mickey Mouse' Registrations and Polling-Place Changes
3. Bad Forms
4. The Voting-Machine Fiasco
5. The Unequal Distribution of Resources
6. New Burdens of Proof
7. Confusing Rules, Bad Information
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