Foreign observers find faults with U.S. election preparedness

[Judi Lynn]

Posted on Thu, Oct. 21, 2004

Foreign observers find faults with U.S. election preparedness

ERICA WERNER
Associated Press


WASHINGTON - Foreign observers who watched election preparations in Florida and other parts of the United States have concluded that there's plenty of room for improvement. Among the changes they recommend: public financing of elections.

"There are a number of existing problems that pose a substantial threat to the integrity of the 2004 general election in the United States," a 20-person delegation invited by the San Francisco human rights group Global Exchange said in a report set for release Thursday.

"The delegation heard from many citizens whose faith in U.S. electoral processes remains shaken by the events of 2000."

The observers, who include election officials and former lawmakers from 15 countries, spent a week last month in Arizona, Georgia, Florida, Missouri and Ohio. Florida was picked because of the disputed 2000 election, Ohio because it is so hotly contested, Arizona because elections there are publicly financed, Missouri because of voter disenfranchisement in St. Louis in 2000 and Georgia because it is a rare state where voters use only touch-screen voting machines.
(snip/...)

On the Net: The report is at http://www.fairelection.us/observers_report1.pdf

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/breaking_news/9976851.htm
(Free registration is required)

[DeepModem Mom]

1. If a second U.S. election is stolen, I hope these people...

will, at least, tell the world.

[necso]

2. I'm shocked, shocked... Round up the usual suspects. n/t

[sugus]

3. Do we need european observers?

They had stolen last elections.
They lied about WMD in Iraq.
They lied about Enron
They lied ...

They again will make a lot of tricks during this elections.

Who is taking care of the ballot boxes during the night in Florida?