The Electronic Stealing of the 2004 U.S. Presidential Election: Democracy Hijacked Again - Paperback

by Garvin Karunaratne Ph. D. (Author)

The book details how the administration failed in ensuring that the election process was held in a fair manner. It particularly illustrates how the electronic voting machines malfunctioned adding millions of votes for George Bush. As there was no paper trail in key States like Ohio and Florida the results declared by the voting machines had to be accepted. The electronic voting machines were not properly certified; the manufacturers themselves were placed in charge of certification! It is found that key Election Officials had been partisan. The manufacturers of voting machines have been found to have supported the Republicans, who won. The book is replete, specifying remedial measures that have to be adopted to ensure fair elections, to assure that no election is stolen ever again. Written by an election administrator, an international consultant, the Author of The Administrative Bungling that Hijacked the 2000 US Presidential Election(The University Press of America, 2004.) He holds the Ph.D. from Michigan State University

Author Biography

Garvin Karunaratne was a member of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service for eighteen years. He has served as the Commonwealth Fund Advisor to the Governments of the Bahamas and Bangladesh and as Assistant Professor at the Westminster Adult Education Institute in London, UK. As Head of a major District in Sri Lanka, he was responsible for the total election process, including the registration of voters, checking their authenticity, the training of officials to hold elections, supervising the holding of elections, deciding on standards to be followed in counting and conducting the manual counting of ballots. He had to ensure that the elections were held in a fair manner, without threat, intimidation, harassment or subversion. He has excelled in other subjects like employment creation and poverty alleviation as well. His Degrees include: Ph.D.(Michigan State University), M.Phil.(University of Edinburg, UK), M.Ed.(University of ManchesterUK). His writings cover political science, economic development and education. His books are provocative and he has dared to castigate not only the US Presidency but also the World Bank and the IMF.