Reply #35: Lincoln Town Journal- Letter: National voting reform is needed

[Wilms]

Lincoln Town Journal
Letter to the Editor
Thursday, January 20, 2005

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Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, D-Ohio, deserve our gratitude for courageously objecting to the certification of the Ohio electoral votes on Jan. 6 in order to open a debate in Congress about the widespread irregularities in many states during the Nov. 2 presidential election. The House Judiciary Committee's 100-page report spearheaded by Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., documents the Ohio problems in detail. The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) made some improvements. But clearly a lot more needs to be done to provide a reliable, fair and democratic process that American citizens can trust.

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