The law is not being "ignored."

From CNN:

Despite warnings by some computer scientists and interest groups of problems with voting machines, Justice Department officials charged with enforcing the Help America Vote Act of 2002 insisted Tuesday they do not anticipate widespread problems.

"Clearly, some states are moving along better than others," Kim said. "Those who waited too long to implement requirements are a bit behind the eight ball."

This year the Justice Department brought cases against New York, Maine, Alabama and New Jersey for violations, all of which have been resolved, Kim said.

A USA Today article is even more informative, describing the squads standing by to attempt to neutralize any election that turns out the "wrong" way:

The Democratic Party has a 50-state voter-protection effort and an estimated 7,000 lawyers at the ready. Liberal groups have set up hotlines for voters to call if they are denied the right to vote. And hundreds of people plan to film interviews at polling places where voters are being challenged that day.

Fueling the activity this year: dozens of close elections that could decide control of Congress and the potential for problems caused by electronic voting machines, statewide databases and identification requirements.

"There are going to be problems in every state," says Jon Greenbaum, director of the Voting Rights Project for the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights. The group is part of a coalition that has a toll-free hotline and lawyers poised in 23 states.

Republican and conservative interest groups are keeping a lower profile. The Republican National Committee is relying on its state parties for poll monitors and lawyers. Groups such as the Republican National Lawyers Association lack the manpower to match the NAACP, Common Cause and People for the American Way.

"Folks can game the system, and that's a concern," says Thor Hearne, general counsel for the American Center for Voting Rights, a conservative group. He calls candidates and local parties "the first line of defense."