Citizens' Alliance for Secure Elections
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What next?
There are finite limits on time, money and energy which can be put towards election integrity. What is the best next step for election integrity.
Some argue for the exclusive use of paper ballots; some further demand hand counting, yet what if elections use 100% hand counted paper ballots (HCPB) and thousands of voters are disenfranchised by means of registration problems and the use of provisional ballots (22% were thrown out in Ohio 2004).
Some suggest audits as the necessary safeguard. If so, who does it? When does it occur? And what happens when the numbers don't add up?
Even if consensus can be reached on the above issues by citizens, legislators and election officials, can we ever reach election integrity so long as almost limitless amounts of cash can be fed into the process?
What are you thoughts for comprehensive election reform, and specifically, the next step?
Some argue for the exclusive use of paper ballots; some further demand hand counting, yet what if elections use 100% hand counted paper ballots (HCPB) and thousands of voters are disenfranchised by means of registration problems and the use of provisional ballots (22% were thrown out in Ohio 2004).
Some suggest audits as the necessary safeguard. If so, who does it? When does it occur? And what happens when the numbers don't add up?
Even if consensus can be reached on the above issues by citizens, legislators and election officials, can we ever reach election integrity so long as almost limitless amounts of cash can be fed into the process?
What are you thoughts for comprehensive election reform, and specifically, the next step?
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Permalink Reply by Gail Jonas on -
I see the voting process as a continuum with several breaks, including (but not limited to) voter registration and related statewide voter registration databases, absentee ballots, polling place problems (voter ID requirements, challenges that are intended to discourage voters, provisional ballots, voting machine problems), and post-election problems with audits, recounts, etc.
It seems to me that people could focus on a "break" that interests them. Not everyone is interested in voting machine problems and would rather focus on voter disenfranchisement.
If there aren't enough people to work on each break, then we would need to prioritize the breaks. I put voting machine problems at the top, followed other other problems at the polls (provisional ballots, illegal voter ID requirements, etc.)
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