Fraudulent Practices in Voter-Based Elections essays

Fraudulent Practices in Voter-Based Elections essays Elections are law-governed activities; these laws determine who can vote, when and where voting occurs and what outcome constitutes winning. These laws also determine which officials are to count the vote, certify the victor and validate the electoral procedures. (Developments in the Law, 1120) This process is not an easy task; most that choose to undertake it do so with an intensity of honesty and profound character. They have not only the interests of themselves and their fellow citizens but for the Nation as a whole. In such cases presented in Uncounted and through follow-up research, these characteristics come under severe scrutinization and profound disappointment in the unscrupulous people involved. The thoughts of a failed Democracy in which votes were skewed to a particular party have haunted voters and created distrust in the system. In his victory speech, President Elect George W. Bush stated, We had a long night and a great night, voters turned out in record numbers and delivered a historic victory. America has spoken and I am humbled by the trust and confidence of my fellow citizens (CNN 2004). How can his victory be celebrated when the election race was so close and there were many questions related to the validity of his victory? The issue of trust and confidence in the electoral process looms large in the United States, in the wake of a recent string of disputed and contested federal elections (Alvarez 754). Uncounted; like most successful documentaries, has a story to tell. The public was informed about electronic voting fraud and the human involvement in election fraud. Many public forums, as well as hearings, were held after the 2004 election. At the public hearing held by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee in December 2004, Clint Curtis stated under oath, In 2000, I was working for Yang Enterprises...I was approached by Tom Feeney, speaker of the Florida House....he wanted Yang to build v...