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Can Florida Happen Again? What are the Prospects for Legal Challenges Nationwide to the Outcome of the Nov. 2 Election?
There is every indication that the Nov. 2 presidential election will be as close, if not closer, than the 2000 election, with the fates of President Bush and Sen. Kerry in the hands of a small percentage of undecided swing voters.
This year, however, several things are different. Turnout is expected to be up as much as 10 percent nationwide as both major political parties have registered hundreds of thousands of new voters. New voting machine technologies are being introduced in many precincts for the first time. In some states, early voting will begin in mid-October and the use of provisional balloting is expected to more prevalent. And the goals of the "Help America Vote Act" of 2002 will be put to the test for the first time.
In preparation, Democrats and Republicans have assembled teams of lawyers and volunteer monitors across the nation to watch the vote and be ready to challenge the outcome. Just three days before Election Day, this timely National Press Club Forum will focus on what may occur after the election and whether the outcome could be determined once again in court as opposed to in the voting booth.
Panel will include: Doug Chapin, executive director of electionline.org, Paul DeGregorio, one of the four members of the federal Election Assistance Commission and former director of elections in St. Louis County, Mo., Ralph Neas, president of People for the American Way, and Benjamin Ginsberg, former counsel to the Bush-Cheney campaign. Date: Friday October 29, 2004
Time: 9:30 11 am
Place: National Press Club
RSVP: (202) 662-7501
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