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Butterfly ballots, malfunctioning machines, absentee ballot scandals, and Supreme Court interventions marked the 2000 Florida recount. With minimal improvements to our election systems since then, the potential for similar issues looms over upcoming presidential elections. Both major parties are ready to litigate any close statewide vote, raising concerns about whether victory margins will exceed the "margin of litigation." John Fund explores the widespread distrust in our error-prone election systems, with nearly half of Americans expressing skepticism. In states where incompetence and potential fraud blur together, scandals have emerged from rural Texas to urban centers like Milwaukee and St. Louis. Fund examines the anomalies of Florida 2000 and the contentious 2004 Washington State gubernatorial election. He highlights the dangers of provisional ballots, the shortcomings of the Motor Voter law, which has facilitated absentee ballots for non-existent voters, and questionable registration drives by groups like ACORN. Meanwhile, the straightforward measure of requiring photo IDs faces fierce opposition, based on unfounded claims of disenfranchising poor and minority voters. This work presents a stark view of electoral vulnerabilities, illustrating how bureaucratic failures and ballot manipulation threaten our democracy.