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The help america vote act was started in 2000 after the George Bush and Al Gore election because Al Gore wanted a recount after he lost to George Bush by only 537 votes that were machine counted. after asking for recount by hand the Supreme Court said that a recount was merely impossible. All states were required that this system be in affect by Januarary 1st 2006. This system also created a college program to help get college students to want to vote, and it also encouraged high school students to be active with the voting system by volunteering as poll workers. Created easier ballot access for military and overseas voters. Citation added: Coleman, Kevin J., and Eric A. Fischer. "The Help America Vote Act and Elections Reform: Iverview and Issues." (2011): 1-6. Congressional Research Service. 13 Jan. 2011. Web. .

After this act was passed it required voting systems to permit voters to verify the votes selected before the ballot is cast, provide the voter the opportunity to change or correct the ballot befor eit is cast, and if the voter overvotes for a particular race then the system has to notify the voter and provide the voter an opportunity to correct it. Places where voting takes place must be aaccesable to everyone. They have to have ramps if it isn't floor level, the doors have to be wide enough. This system is to help the ederly and the handicapped to be able to vote. Shambon, Leonard M. "Implementing the Help America Vote Act." Election Law Journal. Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 3 Nov. 2004. Web. .