5 ways the election could end up in court again
Florida 2000: The Sequel - Five ways the election could end up in court, again. By Richard L. Hasen
With all the uproar about voting irregularities (paper thickness issues in Ohio, companies paid to register voters actually throwing out democratic registrations in OR, FL once again trying to dump voters off the rolls and intimidating black voters…) and truly nasty ads on both sides in the swing states, here’s an interesting article that surmises 5 nightmare scenarios on November 3rd.
–Voting glitches involving electronic or other voting machines
–Litigation over which provisional ballots are valid
–A fight over the Colorado amendment to split the electoral vote
–A tie in the electoral college or a faithless elector
–A terrorist attack that disrupts voting in a swing state