31.   Gephardt made his comment when he announced the creation of a task force of House Democrats to recommend possible election reforms.

32.   Georgia Secretary of State Cathy Cox testified at the Lewis-McKinney public hearing on election reform.

33.   House Democrats have appointed a special committee on election reform to be chaired by Representative Maxine Waters, Democrat of Los Angeles.

34.   Hughes said they spoke of the need for healing and for election reform after the dispute over Florida.

35.   In an interview Monday night, Panetta outlined the recommendations and urged Congress and the president to enact election reform measures soon.

36.   In recent weeks White House indifference, partisan squabbling in Congress and simple shortsightedness appeared to blind Washington to the urgent need for election reform.

37.   It was natural for George W. Bush to select them to co-chair the commission on election reform.

38.   J. Kenneth Blackwell, the Ohio secretary of state, said election reform was one of the first casualties of the economic downturn, which has undercut state budgets.

39.   Jeb Bush has convened a statewide panel to work on election reforms.

40.   Last year, Massachusetts and Arizona residents passed election reforms that rely heavily on public financing.