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Regardless of party affiliation or personal feelings concerning the recent national election, we can all agree that the antiquated methods of voting and tabulating results in federal elections must be evaluated and constructively addressed," said William K. Slate II, president and CEO of the American Arbitration Association, at a news conference in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 5, 2000. The news conference had been called by Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) and Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) to announce the Voting Study and Improvement Act of 2000, the two senators' response to the countless problems that occurred during last year's national election. The AAA, represented by Slate, was the nation's only private election provider invited to participate.
"Our current system,...