Jimmy Carter fears repeat of election fiasco in Florida
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Jimmy Carter, the former US president, has said Florida lacks &quot;some basic international requirements for a fair election&quot; and a repeat of the 2000 election fiasco &quot;seems likely&quot;.
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Tensions have been mounting in the runup to the presidential election as Florida politicians trade accusations over claims of fraud, missing absentee ballots and concerns that thousands of voter registrations will be challenged in "hand-to-hand combat at the precincts" on Nov. 2.
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Ukraine's two presidential contenders scheduled campaign trips to the same eastern city on Friday, raising fears of more tension ahead of the Dec. 26 repeat of their fraud-marred runoff. Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko hinted his rival was trying to disrupt the vote.
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Pre-election tension mounted Thursday in Florida amid claims of voter intimidation, promises absentee ballots will reach the Broward County citizens who are missing them and concerns Republicans will question the authenticity of thousands of
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Democrat John Kerry sounded a warning to  Americans on Social Security as he headed to Florida on Sunday,  a critical battleground state where early voting was set to  begin under heavy scrutiny because of the recount controversy  four years ago.
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Officials in Florida are once again up in arms over recount procedures. The latest imbroglio follows a controversial ruling on touch-screen voting machines that was delivered days before a statewide primary. By Jacob Ogles.
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The bizarre disappearance of tens of thousands of ballots has fueled worries over Florida's ability to avert a repeat of the chaos of 2000, when Americans were kept guessing for 36 days who won the election.
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Memories of Florida's contested 2000 presidential election and a growing number of pre-election lawsuits are making Americans skeptical about a voting process they once took for granted.
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Former President Jimmy Carter, who  has monitored elections throughout the developing world,  predicted on Monday the U.S. presidential vote in Florida would  be as flawed as the 2000 poll there.
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Washington - The problems that plagued the 2000 American presidential election are likely to be repeated because &quot;basic international requirements&quot; for a fair vote are missing in Florida, former president and veteran elections monitor Jimmy Carter has
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With hundreds of lawyers mobilizing next  month to monitor the presidential election, what are the  chances of a remake of the Florida 2000 fiasco? Probably quite  high, election watchers say.
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The presidential candidates are hitting big battleground states again today. President Bush will be on his second bus trip in Florida in four days. He's expected to continue yesterday's theme that John Kerry's vacillation on the terror threat would endanger America and the world. John Kerry wraps up his visit to Florida then heads to Pennsylvania and Ohio. Those are three of the top electoral vote states that analysts say are still up for grabs. Kerry accuses President Bush of a lack of fiscal discipline by turning a surplus into a deficit.
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Early voting for the US presidential election began in Florida on Monday as activists urged people to opt for early ballots to avoid a repeat of the 2000 election fiasco
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Sen. John Edwards, visiting the state that narrowly put President Bush in the White House in 2000 after a disputed recount and voting irregularities, issued a warning Saturday to Floridians about Republicans.
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As precarious as the race for governor has been so far, today it could truly veer off a cliff - potentially becoming a travesty that tops even the 2000 presidential fiasco in Florida.
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SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Florida  - Florida voters cast their ballots on Tuesday in a contest that could anoint a front-runner among Republicans in the White House race and spell trouble for onetime favorite former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
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Six days before Election Day, Florida is again struggling with questions about potential voting irregularities.