Vilsack backs every vote counted in Florida dispute
Gov. Tom Vilsack joined fellow Democrats in Tallahassee to defend counting every vote and to protect Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses. He called the Florida vote issue a democracy principle and an insurance policy for Iowa's 2000 caucuses amid Bush-Gore recount concerns.
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Grassley Urges TV Coverage for Supreme Court Hearings
Senator Chuck Grassley argues televising Supreme Court hearings would educate the public and improve accountability, despite potential political showmanship. He cited the Florida election dispute and noted Justice Rehnquist declined but would release an audiotape.
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Voting the Indian way
A Washington Post examination describes India’s ballot counting method with hand tallying by bank tellers and officials, stamping and packing ballots into 100 vote packs, sealing them, and transporting up to 8,000 buses to central counting locations for each large constituency.
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