http://www.commoncause.org/site/pp.asp?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=200690From the Common Cause page above:
Common Cause-Votewatch Election Monitoring
In 2000, 4 million to 6 million votes cast in the presidential election were "lost," according to a study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and California Institute of Technology. That was up to one in 18 votes. The study concluded that confusing ballots and faulty equipment were blamed for the loss of 1.5 to 2 million votes, while registration mix-ups caused 1.5 million to 3 million of the votes to go uncounted. Poor polling place operations lost up to 1 million votes, the study said.
It is possible that this election will be even closer than the one 2000. That is why Common Cause has teamed up with Votewatch to create a comprehensive citizen-driven system of real-time election monitoring and reporting. Teams of trained volunteers, monitors, and staff will observe polling place activities and gather data that will be used to evaluate voting procedures nationwide, learn where and how election day issues impact the vote, and improve future elections. Our monitors will also be able to relay immediate problems to address problems at the polls when and where it is possible.
Thousands of volunteers are needed to fill positions across the nation to monitor the election. Register today!