Crippled Election Commission

The New York Times
May 8, 2007
Author: Unknown

This article addresses the concern that the Election Commission in now missing four of its six members and is unlikely to be able to function under these conditions. The Commission has just gotten rid of one of its members because he called to question John McCain's campaign funding. The author applauds the member, David Mason, for standing up for a discrepancy and for what he believes is right. In the author's opinion more credible people should be considered for the job than are currently under review for the position. As of now Hans von Spakovsky is an possible candidate for the job, but the author and many others are in strong opposition to him getting the job. The author gives his opinion that he would be an awful person to appoint to the position because of his opposition to minority voting. The article is well written and informative. I learned some good information by reading this article that I would have otherwise paid much attention to. It is a good issue to be aware of because of the coming election.