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ST Poll -- If you were going to design a national election system from scratch, what would it look like?

Posted by znufrii Nov 3 '08, 09:43

Same-day registration with proof of ID and residency.

Mandatory 21-day voting period, ending on a Sunday to make sure anyone who wants to vote at the last minute can do so.

Electronic voting machines with voter-verified paper trail.

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Well, first step would be converting the US Government to a parliamentary democracy ... -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 10:05
Socialist dictatorship. One vote. -- nm - con_carnage Nov 3, 10:02
Thunderdome -- nm - decline Nov 3, 09:46
No sure about registration, but the election would be strictly popular vote. -- nm - ty97 Nov 3, 09:46 2
- use DL swipe-in for voting. popular vote. that's all. -- nm - tom the turkey loves mandy lane Nov 3, 09:49 1
  - I'd require stricter ID than that, big time. -- nm - loosilu Nov 3, 09:54
nude voting...nm - x Nov 3, 09:46 7
- Considering a large number of actual voters are older, I'd rethink this. -- nm - budice Nov 3, 09:47 2
  - i know. i'm one of them!....nm - x Nov 3, 09:49 1
    - "primitive" -- nm - the IM ty97 read Nov 3, 09:50
- You and Florida -- (link) - Reagen Nov 3, 09:46 2
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    - heard it on the radio this morning. - Reagen Nov 3, 09:51
- Do fatties tend Democrat or Republican? -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 3, 09:46
mandatory early voting, registration for 45 days before early voting starts, voting day a national holiday. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 3, 09:46 1
- by mandatory, I mean available, everywhere. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 3, 09:47
Elections would be held on one day, in my living room, and only I would be allowed to vote. (nm) - musubi Nov 3, 09:45 2
- Thank you Kodos. -- nm - Spawn Nov 3, 09:47 1
  - Yours was hypothetical, I laid out plan specifics! (nm) - musubi Nov 3, 09:48
well - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 3, 09:45
Everyone would be pre-registered off their unique Govt ID #. Show up with state-sanctioned ID card (be it license or ID card) and vote. - Will Hunting Nov 3, 09:45 3
- Errr....foreign company. - Will Hunting Nov 3, 09:47 1
  - I like that idea - znufrii Nov 3, 09:48
- eventually, I was thinking ID via implanted microchip, but that might be down the road a couple decades yet. -- nm - znufrii Nov 3, 09:47
what does "and residency" entail? - JaxSean Nov 3, 09:44 5
- Drivers license would work as proof of both ID and residency - znufrii Nov 3, 09:46 4
  - and that works so well for all those who do not have a d/l -- nm - zork Nov 3, 09:48 3
    - which is why he said "proof of ID" - like a picture ID, student ID, etc. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 3, 09:50 1
      - And the State would have a 60-day window after the election to verify any questionable registrations - znufrii Nov 3, 09:52
    - they would have other options of establishing their identity, not the least of which would be registering to vote in advance. -- nm - znufrii Nov 3, 09:50
I would want a striped motif. Maybe with some stars somewhere as well. -- nm - Subversive Nov 3, 09:44
They would ask me who wins, and I would pick. -- nm - Spawn Nov 3, 09:44
blood sample, then you can vote. run DNA, those that voted twice are executed. - colin Nov 3, 09:44

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