Election Systems Reform
Implementing the Help America Vote Act
The remarkable circumstances of the November 2000 presidential election are unlikely to be repeated, but Florida’s role in determining the outcome may be remembered as a turning point with respect to the Nation’s election system. Previously, obscure details of voting and vote counting became the focus of public attention, and various State and national commissions issued reports or recommendations on changing the voting process.Some States made plans or began to replace voting equipment and adopt other improvements before the 2002 election cycle. Both sessions of the 107th Congress considered and debated Federal election reform legislation, and the Help America Vote…
