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Press Release: January 24, 2002
2001 Elections Underscore Need for Reform Legislation: Highlights From Forthcoming Century Foundation Reports

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A series of state and local elections that have taken place since the 2000 debacle have underscored the need for the swift enactment of the provisions in election reform legislation that the Senate is set to pass in the coming weeks. Over the past several months, The Century Foundation has examined the recent gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia and mayoral races in New York City and Los Angeles to assess what progress has been made since system's flaw's were revealed in the past presidential contest.

This series of reports is a follow-up to the work of the Commission on Federal Election Reform, a project cosponsored by The Century Foundation and the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs and chaired by former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford. Many of the commission's recommendations are reflected in the Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2001.