| Il voto per la Casa Bianca 2004: dall’ombra di Bush v. Gore passando per la riforma dell’electoral process |
| Fascicolo 2005-1 |
| Scritto da Illari Silvia |
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Sommario 1. Il campanello d’allarme di “Florida 2000” suona ancora. – 2. I limiti del federalismo elettorale: la mancanza di una standardizzazione del sistema di votazione e (nonostante) lo Help America Vote Act del 2002. – 3. I provisional votes … new hanging chads del 2004. – 4. L’affluenza al voto: gli Americani in massa alle urne. – 5. Non solo le presidenziali. I referendum del 2 novembre. – 6. La leadership del grand old party e la débâcle democratica a Capitol Hill.
Abstract President George W. Bush convincingly won the presidential election in 2004. This election was marked by high voter turnout but also by glitches (administrative errors, voter registration database problems) and irregularities (this time Ohio took on the role of Florida), though Congress had passed the Help America Vote Act of 2002 in order to alleviate these problems. The law requires all States to adopt procedures and to improve electoral state law, but leaves it up to the State to implement federal regulations (particularly provisional voting sections). With President Bush winning both the Electoral College and the popular vote (Bush has led Kerry by more than 3.5 million votes nationwide), Republicans also have expanded their majority in the Senate and have done the same in the House. |