Vote challenges could clog polls
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Most area voters won&#39;t need a lawyer Tuesday when they go to the polls. But they may need a little patience. &quot;Bring ID, and don&#39;t get discouraged when the lines are long,&quot; said St.
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As the primary season continues, observers of the electronic-voting scene ask whether it's possible to tally the ballots efficiently while restoring Americans' faith in the process. Random, mandatory audits of cast ballots show promise, but even after demonstrated successes, not everyone's on board.
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As attacks continue, some officials call for poll delay
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WASHINGTON - Call it the law of unintended consequences. A new national backup system meant to ensure that millions of eligible voters are not mistakenly turned away from the polls this year, as happened in 2000, could wind up causing Election Day problems as infamous as Florida's hanging chads...
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Among the security concerns that have been raised is the possibility of someone being able to cast multiple ballots. Other concerns are about a sudden power outage and whether data would be lost in such a scenario.
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The heated Bush-Kerry race might seem reason enough for voters to turn out on Nov. 2, but in many states extra incentive is provided by divisive ballot measures on topics ranging from marijuana legalization and minimum wages to malpractice and same-sex marriage.
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NEW YORK Less than seven weeks before Election Day, Senator John Kerry faces strong obstacles in his bid to unseat President George W. Bush, with many voters saying that they are troubled by attacks on Kerry&#39;s Vietnam war record and that he has not laid
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Awash in a sea of public opinion polls &#151; national and state, telephone and Internet, independent and partisan &#151; voters must be seeing double by now. And it's about to get much worse as the presidential campaign heads into the home stretch. Those trying to make sense of the swirl of numbers need a "poll survival guide."
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The deciding votes in this critical battleground state could be cast long before President George W Bush and challenger John Kerry make their final pleas to voters.
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BOSTON - Tens of millions of people will cast their votes Nov. 2 in one of the most hotly contested presidential elections in recent U.S. history. But voters across the U.S. will encounter different voting technologies and procedures, with many counties nationwide clinging to punchcard, lever machine and even paper ballots, and the transition to electronic voting moving slowly in many states.
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This monthÂs midterm election revealed that the country is still far from able to ensure that every vote counts.
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Call it the law of unintended consequences. A new national backup system meant to ensure that millions of eligible voters are not mistakenly turned away from the polls this year, as happened in 2000, could wind up causing Election Day problems as infamous as Florida's hanging chads.
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U.S. lawmakers returning from a  weeklong break on Monday will take up a long list of unfinished  -- and possibly insurmountable -- tasks that could help decide  whether voters will re-elect them in November.
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Millions of U.S. citizens, including  a disproportionate number of black voters, will be blocked from  voting in the Nov. 2 presidential election because of legal  barriers, faulty procedures or dirty tricks, according to civil  rights and legal experts.
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WASHINGTON As we enter the last days before the presidential election, Americans seem skeptical about the voting process. A new Associated Press Ipsos-Public Affairs poll finds that 60 percent of those asked
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If you think the country is divided and rancorous about the presidential contest, try polling a few experts about the accuracy and security of electronic voting.
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As Election Day progresses, scattered reports of malfunctions surface.