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A quick definition of HAVA:

The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) is a law that was made to fix problems with elections in the United States. It made new rules for how states run their elections, like having a big database of all the people who can vote and using better machines to count votes. It also made it easier for some people to vote, like soldiers and people with disabilities. HAVA created a group called the Election Assistance Commission to help make sure the new rules were followed and to give money to states to help them follow the new rules.

A more thorough explanation:

HAVA stands for Help America Vote Act of 2002. It is a law that was created to address the issues that arose during the 2000 presidential election.

HAVA is a bipartisan legislation that aimed to resolve many of the issues in running elections across the country. It mandated voting technology requirements, required state-wide voter registration databases, and increased registration requirements.

The winner of the 2000 presidential election turned on a few hundred votes in Florida, a state full of election day problems. Some of the issues included confusing ballots, faulty voter machines, registered individuals not showing up in databases, voter fraud, and under access to voting by certain populations like military personnel.

To address these issues, HAVA set new requirements and non-binding recommendations for states in running their elections. For example, states must establish state-wide registration databases to avoid confusion on election day when voters did not appear as registered in the county to which they moved. HAVA also required new technology requirements that included testing and certification of voter registration machines that faced many failures in the 2000 elections.

HAVA was created to address the issues that arose during the 2000 presidential election. The law mandated changes to the way elections were run, including the use of new technology and state-wide voter registration databases. These changes were designed to make elections more efficient and accessible to all voters.

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imagine if it was like Berkley applications
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11:24
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1a2b3c4d26z
11:25
I have no idea why people have so much beef w berkeley's app
I've been reading a bit about "herding," which is this idea that pollsters are making the race look tied so they look right no matter who wins.
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11:26
Like... it's a more involved app but you don't have to do it? They're clearly trying to have some self-selection go on
I 100% agree with the self selection, I also am not even close to touching the medians there. However I think the huge PS plus the video and especially the very specific criteria for the why Berkeley essay is pretty crazy
I'm curious, how bold can one be in those videos? Is it worth making a satirical Jason Statham-action short if the adcoms have no sense of humor?
the more risk you take the higher chance of it backfiring
my instinct would be low humor bc if they have such a complex application I would feel hesitant to use a major part of it as a joke. They clearly take their admissions seriously and a joke video might convey the wrong thing at the wrong time. I think that humor is best put into a PS anecdote where it adds some shine to your personality
safe is always better
All good points
triplethread
11:34
@TheAdoptedOne: amazing
I almost did one for Vanderbilt and my idea was to do a documentary-style vid where I and others talked about me like it was an ESPN 30 for 30.
1a2b3c4d26z
11:36
I was risky in maybe one or two of my essays in that some parts read as slightly humorous, but I really tried to suss out the vibe for each school. I feel like Berk and UMich may be more accommodating of a more "out there" approach than other schools I applied to
1a2b3c4d26z
11:37
but that's literally just going off vibes
it looks like Berk vid is in response to a known prompt. My thinking is it may be a counter to AI by getting people to have to respond to what is essentially an essay prompt but on video
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One funny thing when talking to lawyers at work is that they will always say how they wish more law schools had interviews to make sure you can like... talk to people and form sentences
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