Mocking Democracy? Implementing the Help America Vote Act.

Budget cuts and procrastination have meant that President George W. Bush's Help America Vote Act (HAVA), which was signed into law in October 2001, has suffered a number of setbacks to its implementation at the federal level. In addition, most HAVA developments at the state level have been characte...

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Publicado en:National Civic Review Vol. 92; no. 4; pp. 53 - 57
Autor principal: Tobias, Sarah
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Winter 2003
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Sumario:Budget cuts and procrastination have meant that President George W. Bush's Help America Vote Act (HAVA), which was signed into law in October 2001, has suffered a number of setbacks to its implementation at the federal level. In addition, most HAVA developments at the state level have been characterized by exclusion, bureaucracy, and blandness. The electronic voting aspect of HAVA means that computer-making corporations now have control over the electoral process, a situation that makes a mockery of democracy.