Abstract
The 2000 presidential election, marked by a crisis in the electoral process in the state of Florida and a challenge to the legitimacy of the election of George W. Bush, sparked a national debate on the quality of American democracy. The discussion quickly came to focus on "technical" problems associated with voting practices, including issues related to voter registration, ballot counting, ballot machinery, and election administration. Numerous commissions weighed in on these issues and made recommendations for reforming various aspects of the election system.1 Congress debated election reform and ultimately passed the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) at the end of the 107th Session of Congress in 2002. Legislatures in all fifty states also took up the issue, and many states passed measures to improve election administration.
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2005
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Recommended Citation
Palazzolo, Daniel J. "Election Reform After the 2000 Election." In Election Reform: Politics and Policy, edited by Daniel J. Palazzolo and James W. Ceaser, 3-15. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2005.