Former President Jimmy Carter, whose Atlanta center monitors elections around the globe, has raised questions about whether America’s recent election lives up to the standards the United States should uphold. Where former President Bill Clinton sought to ensure that all Americans who are entitled to vote are registered to vote, the Republicans have tried to reverse these advances, putting obstacles in the way both of registration and voting.
美国前总统吉米·卡特已经对美国最近的选举是否符合美国应当遵守的标准提出质疑。由他创立的亚特兰大中心监督全球的选举。尽管前总统比尔·克林顿努力确保所有授权选举的美国人能登记选举，但是共和党人试图撤销这项进程，在登记和选举过程中都设置了障碍。现代技术能轻而易举地以最低的成本获得投票机器的文件记录，但是还是有几个州拒绝使用这种成本微小的安全装置。