Tova Wang Speaks!

Freed of her EAC gag order, Tova Wang has written a Washington Post oped, "A Rigged Report on U.S. Voting?" For those following the controversy, it is good to finally hear Wang's perspective on the issues. She concludes:

Even without a smoking gun showing political motives in the handling of the draft, the results are disappointing. This is not the way an institution created to promote democracy should function. A government entity that seeks democratic progress should be transparent. It should not be in the business of suppressing information or ideas. Such an institution must be thoroughly insulated from political interference from outside operatives or other parts of the executive branch.

We need an institution like the Election Assistance Commission to provide guidance and research information to the states, election officials, elected leaders and voters. But this agency's structure and procedures need to be seriously reexamined in light of this episode. I support a strong, well-funded EAC that can help our country find reforms to the election system that will make voting more accessible, fair and accurate. But only after it finds some reforms for itself.

Posted by Rick Hasen at August 29, 2007 09:24 PM