"The Federal Elections Commission is in the process of "Florida-izing" our national election system, which will subject our entire nation to the same flaws of the 2000 election. Are we planning to purge millions of eligible voters from the roles before November 2004 in a fashion similar to the illegal voter roll purges that denied tens of thousands of eligible voters their rights in Florida? I call for Jimmy Carter to monitor the American 2004 elections, for the sake of our democracy." -- What WMDs?, my letter to Senator Lindsay Graham (R-SC), August 13, 2003
Still Seeking a Fair Florida Vote
By Jimmy Carter
Washington Post, September 27, 2004
After the debacle in Florida four years ago . . . The disturbing fact is that a repetition of the problems of 2000 now seems likely, even as many other nations are conducting elections that are internationally certified to be transparent, honest and fair. . . .
It is unconscionable to perpetuate fraudulent or biased electoral practices in any nation. It is especially objectionable among us Americans, who have prided ourselves on setting a global example for pure democracy. With reforms unlikely at this late stage of the election, perhaps the only recourse will be to focus maximum public scrutiny on the suspicious process in Florida.
Former president Carter is chairman of the Carter Center in Atlanta.
"Over the years, Jimmy Carter has been one of the meanest- spirited politicians that I have seen." -- Robert Novack, CNN Crossfire, December 12, 2003
Get 'em Jimmy
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