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jerseyfabulous) wrote2005-09-19 10:29 am
jerseyfabulous) wrote2005-09-19 10:29 am
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but i wouldn't hold my breath
election reform commission suggests change to primaries, voter registration
key points:
my thoughts: why on earth should iowa and nh be allowed to keep their "first off the mark" primaries? explain why two of the smallest states should be allowed to exert such undue influence on the political process. there as many people in chicago as there are in all of iowa. there are more people in san diego than in new hampshire. so who died and appointed them the kingmakers?
and i think ALL voting should be on paper. screw electronic voting machines. paper ballots are great. you can count them over and over, and there are no hanging chads. if people are inclined to tamper with them, it's got to be a little more obvious than changing some lines of code.
key points:
- regional primaries, with a rotating schedule (although inexplicably nh and iowa get to keep their prized early status.)
- states in charge of voter registration, with linked registries that will automatically remove a voter from state a's rolls if they register in state b.
- photo voter ids
- all electronic voting machines should print paper records
- effort to make registration and voting more accessible, using ideas like postal and internet voting, and mobile voter registration vans
my thoughts: why on earth should iowa and nh be allowed to keep their "first off the mark" primaries? explain why two of the smallest states should be allowed to exert such undue influence on the political process. there as many people in chicago as there are in all of iowa. there are more people in san diego than in new hampshire. so who died and appointed them the kingmakers?
and i think ALL voting should be on paper. screw electronic voting machines. paper ballots are great. you can count them over and over, and there are no hanging chads. if people are inclined to tamper with them, it's got to be a little more obvious than changing some lines of code.