Election reform is a process for attempting to ensure more fair elections. Only the smallest elections can be run absolutely fairly wherein every eligible voter is allowed to vote, no ineligible voters are allowed, and every ballot counts exactly as intended.
Election reform became popular in the United States as a result of the 2000 Presidential Election.
Election reform often involves a push towards electronic voting, supposing that computers can solve the problems of inaccurate counts and improperly cast ballots.
The problems with paper ballots are often cited by proponents of election reform. They can include errors in punching the ballots (for instance, the famous chads in the 2000 Presidential Election. Other possible errors are poor ballot design, such as the infamous butterfly ballot, and errors in vote counting machines.
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