Ever since the state of Florida suffered another electoral breakdown last November, everyone in state government — from Gov. Rick Scott down to House Democrats — have talked about some sort of reform to ensure that such a debacle doesn't happen again.
Sure, we heard the same thing after the infamous 2000 recount election, but the remedies may not be that difficult — Secretary of State Ken Dentzer called last week to restore the amount of early voting days back up to 14 from eight, after the Legislature passed a law doing the exact opposite two years ago.
Various other lawmakers from both parties are also proposing certain voting reforms inside Florida.
On the national level, Florida Sen. Bill Nelson's office announced today that he's teaming up with California Democrat Barbara Boxer on the LINE Act — election reform legislation that would ensure no American voter has to wait longer than one hour to cast a ballot.
This article appears in Feb 7-13, 2013.