Problems in Missouri:
Group criticizes Missouri's preparedness for election
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stor...ss+for+election
A group of election experts from around the world says voting in Missouri could be hamstrung by conflicts of interest and low-tech ballots.
Global Exchange launched the election monitoring project after the 2000 election debacle in Florida. Missouri was chosen as a destination both because of its status as a swing state and the voting problems in St. Louis in the last presidential election. The observers will return to St. Louis and other parts of Missouri, as well as Florida and Ohio, to watch the Nov. 2 election.
Global Exchange's report found that most of Missouri is still using punch card ballots, although the federal government has provided $60 million to Missouri to improve voting methods. Punch card ballots and the hanging chad they sometimes leave became the focus of the Florida recount controversy in 2000.
More about Global Exchange:
http://www.fairelection.us/
The disputed 2000 presidential election gave new urgency to questions about how Americans vote, who participates, and how campaigns are financed. Four years later, unease about the basic mechanics of U.S. democracy is undermining civic trust, distracting from the debate over ideas that that should be at the core of a vital democracy.
That is why Fair Election is inviting international civil society to come to the United States this fall to monitor our electoral systems.
Democracy Quiz:
http://www.fairelection.us/Quiz/quiz.htm