Jimmy Carter is respected around the world for, among other things, his non-partisan, unbiased work in overseeing elections in countries with less than stellar voting records. He has taken a look at Florida's "reforms" and is not favorably impressed.
From the BBC:
"Voting arrangements in Florida do not meet "basic international requirements" and could undermine the US election, former US President Jimmy Carter says.
He said a repeat of the irregularities of the much-disputed 2000 election - which gave President George W Bush the narrowest of wins - "seems likely".
Mr Carter, a veteran observer of polls worldwide, also accused Florida's top election official of "bias".
Of course, the rest of the world doesn't include republicans who will no doubt denounce his comments partisan, democratic rhetoric.
He then goes on to take state officials to the woodshed for shamelessly placing Nader on the ballot (in violation of Florida law) in an attempt to draw votes away from Kerry.
More from the article:
"A fumbling attempt has been made recently to disqualify 22,000 African Americans (likely Democrats), but only 61 Hispanics (likely Republicans), as alleged felons."
Mr Carter said Florida Governor Jeb Bush - brother of the president - had "taken no steps to correct these departures from principles of fair and equal treatment or to prevent them in the future".
"It is unconscionable to perpetuate fraudulent or biased electoral practices in any nation," he added.
"With reforms unlikely at this late stage of the election, perhaps the only recourse will be to focus maximum public scrutiny on the suspicious process in Florida."
Go Jimmy!