BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : NOVEMBER 27, 2000 ISSUE
COVER STORY Tricks of the Trade An inside look at how pols work the votes on Election Day: INTIMIDATION Having police or uniformed security guards stationed around voting polls can depress turnout in poor neighborhoods. ABSENTEE BALLOT MANIPULATION Because absentee ballots are filled out away from supervised voting places, it is possible for candidates to bribe, ''instruct,'' or even invent voters. BUYING VOTES It's illegal to sell your vote, but it's not against the law to entice someone to the polls with handouts of gifts and prizes. THE NAME GAME The most common election irregularity: election officials ''purging'' voters' names from the official Election Day list. On the other extreme, some states, such as New Hampshire, have dead people listed on the voter rolls. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _					RELATED ITEMS The Economy: Passing a Dimmer Torch COVER IMAGE: The New President's Economy CHART: Growth Slows...As Tech Demand Weakens...Manufacturing Dips... CHART: ...The Stock Market Declines...The Trade Gap Explodes...And Corporate Debt Surges TABLE: Turbulence Ahead The Alan Greenspan of OPEC? CHART: Fill 'Er Up Can the Market Regain Its Balance? CHART: Scaling Back Expectations CHART: Losing the Investor Vote TABLE: The View from Four Wall Street Gurus Commentary: The Pitfalls of One Person, One Vote TABLE: Where the Votes Are TABLE: No Electoral College Sleight of Hand at the Polls TABLE: Tricks of the Trade Is There Any Help for the ``Hanging Chad''? Commentary: The Young and the (Still) Listless INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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