Yes. Both parties have brought up this issue, but the Democrats have been much more proactive on this issue. John Kerry hired Miami attorney Steve Zack, as his campaign's general counsel in Florida. According to the Associated Press July 31, “Mr. Zack has recruited more than 100 attorneys to serve as point people for dozens of other lawyers to represent voters who encounter problems at the polls. Armed with cell phones and Blackberry wireless devices, volunteer attorneys will staff every precinct with a history of high voter turnout and every supervisor of elections office in the state, Zack said.‿ The team of lawyers includes former Attorney General Bob Butterworth, former U.S. Attorney Kendall Coffey and Miami criminal defense lawyer Roy Black.
Led by Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, 13 democratic Congressman sent a letter on July 8 2004 to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan requesting presence of UN representatives in every county of the country during the voting process and any vote recount afterwards. According to a CNN article on August 9, 2004 there will be observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation’s office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights. Also, the grassroots organization Global Exchange has launched the Fair Elections Initiative which is planning to host at least 28 independent and international monitors in the U.S. Below are more articles and organizations on fair elections:
Articles:
- Memories of 2000 vote put Democrats into a frenzy
- Voting systems poised to tally
- Calls for International Monitoring of U.S. Election Multiply
- International team to monitor presidential election
- Bush invites foreigners to monitor U.S. election
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