Voting Reform No. 273A The problems with the 2000 and 2004
presidential elections, once again, have highlighted the civil
rights issues and administrative inadequacies of the United
States voting process. Problems encountered within the U.S.
included: flawed registration procedures, inadequate records,
lack of communication with voters regarding registration and
voting, ill-trained election workers, lack of standardized
ballots and rules, and questionable access to the polls. U.S.
citizens overseas faced many of these problems as well. Some
work has been done on these issues. ADA applauds Congress for
passing the Help America Vote Act of 2002. Its provisions
include establishing a single office in each state to supervise
and report on the state's overseas ballots as well as providing
funds to help modernize state voting equipment. These actions go
a long way towards comprehensive and effective voting reform.
However, there is still much left undone in the following areas:
ELECTION DAY HOLIDAY There has been a