The hanging chad of 2004
One week from this moment, all of you will know the acronym HAVA, which has been hanging over the heads of election offices suspended by fraying threads. One week from this moment, the acromym HAVA will replace "chad" and "Florida" as the punchline to all jokes about screwed up elections.
One week from this moment, everyone will know what I've known for two years:
"Definitions in the federal law are vague, and voter eligibility ultimately turns on an interpretation of state law that may differ from judge to judge. Analysts say that is a recipe for bare-knuckled legal tactics that could swing the election one way or the other in a close race..."
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