If the election is close, the most contested issues will likely be partisan challengers at the polls and the methods states use to determine which provisional ballots to count.  Please find "How Conflicts Over Poll Challengers and Provisional Ballots May Impact the 2004 Election" on my website at http://www.law.gwu.edu/facweb/soverton/


The five-page document outlines the basic procedures for challenging voter qualifications and for casting and counting provisional ballots, and identifies problems that are likely to arise.  It also provides broader thoughts about the voter integrity vs. voter access debate and the partisan motivations that animate both sides of the conflict.

Thanks,

Spencer Overton
http://www.law.gwu.edu/facweb/soverton/

Professor Spencer Overton
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