Six states have enacted Election Day registration laws, solving the provisional vote problem before it ever emerges.
In the primary, provisional ballot problems were more likely to disenfranchise minority voters in Chicago than white voters, exactly the problem in Florida four years ago that provisional voting was intended to address.
While there is still time, state and local officials should fix the provisional-voting problems.
Mr. Hollande and Mr. Khatib and his deputies, Riad Seif and Suhair al-Atassi, also discussed the formation of a provisional government, the problem of Syrian refugees and the protection of liberated zones, French officials said.
Absentee ballots were not delivered in time, many new voters found their names were not on voting lists, resulting in a high number of provisional ballots, and problems were reported with voting machines.
The ironic life is certainly a provisional answer to the problems of too much comfort, too much history and too many choices, but it is my firm conviction that this mode of living is not viable and conceals within it many social and political risks.
A smooth election protection operation allows pollwatchers and hotlines to solve election problems before provisional ballots are cast.
Legendary Phoenix videographer Dennis Gilman released this short film on protests in Phoenix, demanding accountability and clarification on the extraordinary levels of provisional ballots and voting problems in Latino areas overseen by Maricopa County Recorder Helen Purcell.
As an unprecedented number of cases emerge around registration problems, dubious provisional ballot measures and still uncounted early ballots, especially in heavy Latino-voting neighborhoods, citizens groups in Maricopa County and around the state are ramping up protests and calling on voters to chronicle any difficulties at last week's voting polls.
The most pressing problem of the provisional government was the defense of Paris, which was besieged by the Germans.
