A Clean Count?

The Florida voting virus: It couldn't happen again, could it? Untested technologies. Millions of first-time voters. Terror threats. Itchy lawyers. Sure it could. A road map to an anxious Election Day

Newsweek - Oct. 18 issue

[...] Brace yourself: it's happening again. The election is still weeks away, the votes aren't even close to being counted and already lawsuits are in the courts, tales of trashed ballots are in the news and allegations about dirty tricks are in the air. Awful as it is to contemplate, we may be headed for a repeat of the whole sordid 2000 election mess—the millions of uncounted votes, the shameless legal maneuvering, the prospect of winners' being decided by judges. And this time, with added worries—vague, but still there—about possible terror strikes around Election Day.

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Page 2: The Tech Factor: Voters Face New Electronic Systems >>

Page 3: The First Timers: How to Handle the Millions of New Voters >>

Page 4: The Early Votes and The Lawyers: How Long Will It Take? >>