As the November election gets closer and closer, attention continues to focus on the problems surrounding the voting process along with various speculations about how this mid-term election will pan out. However, there is reason for such awareness. The Century Foundation, Common Cause and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights have published "Voting in 2006: Have We Solved the Problems of 2004?" This report is a follow up to their report on the voting problems found on Election Day in 2004. Unfortunately, their study found that since 2004, not enough has changed. In some areas new voting procedures actually discourage voter participation and voter registration has even become harder in some states. Also related is an interesting article at Tompaine.com, "Blocking the 2006 Vote".