Observers criticized that electoral procedures in many respects did not meet the best standards practiced worldwide. The USA had one of the most complicated electoral systems. Moreover, they complained that they had less access to the elections than in Kazakhstan, and observers were often not even permitted to get close, but could only position themselves dozens of meters away from polling stations. And the voting computers were less secure than recently in Venezuela. There, inputs were printed out and ballot papers were collected in urns as usual, so they could also be recounted. - United Banana-States of America indeed ...
At Telepolis News (03.11.2004) you can find the original article.