Use this version. Email this to a friend. A flurry of election reform bills have been or will be introduced in statelegislatures across the United States, many calling for the creation oftask forces to study their respective election laws and procedures and evaluatemodern voting technologies, including online voting. The actionis a direct outgrowth from the alleged voting and recounting problems duringthe presidential election in Florida and in several other states. She said she isn't surprised by the degree of activity relating to theissue.
State legislatures are finally attuned to the election process.
They,more than anybody, aside from the county officials, are taking the bruntof the criticism. For instance, in Arkansas, State Rep. Kim Hendren proposed the creationof an election advisory committee to study current state election laws,technological advances, laws in other states and problems that have occurredin previous elections. A report would be due by Oct. 31, 2002. Two otherlegislative bills have proposed similar measures. State officials and lawmakers in Arizona, Florida, New York, Ohio, Oregonand Pennsylvania have proposed numerous bills in their respective legislaturesto form task forces that would look into a range of election-related issues.