Forty-four percent (44%) are worried that another Florida-style mess could mar Election 2004. That includes 18% who are very worried about such a possibility.

There are stark partisan differences on this question. A Rasmussen Reports survey found that 62% of Democrats are worried about a repeat debacle, including 31% who are very worried about such an outcome. Among Republicans, just 26% are worried about the possibility, including just 6% who are very worried.

Those not affiliated with either major party fall in between. Among unaffiliated voters, 42% are worried about another post-Election mess. Just 15% of this group are very worried.

The survey also found that 57% believe that, generally speaking, elections are fair to voters. This is the highest level of belief in electoral fairness we have found in surveys dating back to the mid-90s. At some points, belief in the fairness of elections have fallen to the low 40 percent range.

However, in all cases, the party losing the White House has less faith in elections than the victorious party. In the 1990s, Democrats tended to believe in the fairness of elections while Republicans were less convinced. Today, that has reversed. Seventy-seven percent (77%) of Republican voters believe elections are fair to voters. That view is shared by 43% of Democrats.

The Rasmussen Reports survey also found that 82% of voters favor the idea of requiring voters to show a drivers license or other photo ID before voting. Just 13% are opposed. Support for this reform cuts across partisan and demographic lines.

Fourteen percent (14%) of voters believe there is "a lot" of fraud in American elections. Half (50%) believe there is some while 33% say hardly any.

Most Republicans believe that voting problems are most likely to result from people who are not eligible to vote being allowed to vote. Most Democrats say the most likely problem is that people who should be allowed to vote will be denied the right to do so.