Vote by mail
I had dinner last week with a new friend from Portland. He and his wife had already voted by mail, which is the system used statewide in Oregon. Based on his glowing endorsement (he is a long-standing progressive), I've been looking into that model to assess it for myself. After reading about the irregularities and suppression happening all across America today, I think it's time we consider it here in North Carolina.
There's a good diary up at Daily Kos about VBM ... and a whole organization has been created to explain why Vote By Mail is the smart way to go. Now if we can just find an effective, progressive legislator or two to get VBM on the General Assembly agenda in January.
No system is perfect, but judging from the experiences of people who have lived with it for many election cycles, Vote by Mail seems like a much more sane approach to elections than we currently have. Which is why Republicans will predictably be against it.
- James Protzman's blog
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Mourn the loss of privacy...
Decentralize transparency and the secrecy of the ballot box are two reasons for keeping our current system.
Yes, the current system can be gamed (ala incidents in Ohio 2004) but many of the techniques are ham-handed and obvious by their nature. For instance, this years robo-call issue or 2004's Ohio voting machine drought in minority districts.
I'm ready to be convinced but will need to see how it can avoid corruption. The NC lottery provides an excellent example of what can go wrong...
CitizenWill
there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must do it because Conscience tells him it is right. MLK,Jr. to SCLC Leadership Class
Okay, WillR
I'll see what I can do over the next few weeks to build the case. If you can be convinced, that will be a worthwhile endeavor!