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Thursday, September 29, 2005 2004 Election Day Survey: Your Vote Does Count According to the 2004 Election Day Survey sponsored by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, the voting "drop off rate" has decreased since past elections, where estimates have been available. "Drop off rates" are when votes are not counted because someone votes for too many candidates, or non at all. Some states have tried to reduce this problem, which is often caused by punch-card voting machines, by instead using computerized voting machines. Other important changes besides machines include increased education and supervision of the voting process.As one of the largest surveys of election administration conducted by the federal goverment, it includes information about voter registration and turnout, voting equipment and locations, and other information about the voting process. Check out the EAC survey for more information. |
