Andrew Gumbel is the author of Steal This Vote: Dirty Elections and the
Rotten History of Democracy in America (Nation Books) and a US
correspondent for The Independent of London.
Pieces of Karl Rove’s plan to suppress the votes of students, minorities, the transient and the elderly are still in place–and could threaten any races that are remotely close.
Ion Sancho, an election supervisor in Florida, is dedicated to creating
a fair and accurate voting system. But his passion has nearly cost him
his job.
Ohio is the bellwether for the nation’s electoral health and the prognosis is bad. Error-ridden e-voting, draconian restrictions and widespread incompetence could cause another November breakdown.