As the 2008 elections approach, political mudslinging on the campaign trail has become an all-too-familiar sight. No less muddy, however — and no less central to the democratic process — is the battle that’s currently being waged over the ballot box. How Americans cast their votes has become a subject of hot debate ever since the Florida debacle in the 2000 presidential election. Controversy has fired up afresh each time new analyses are released, such as those in recent months from Princeton University’s Ed Felten.
