Recommendations From Carter/Baker For Federal Election Reform

[KittyWampus]

Very brief summary:

VARIOUS TOPICS
* Uniform standards statewide
* Voter databases interoperable across state lines
* Provisional ballots uniform statewide with poll workers fully trained
* Provisionals clearly marked/segregated and not counted til voters determined to be eligible
* Having phone line for determining ones registration status and where voting takes place
* Voter ID card
*

VOTING TECHNOLOGY
* Voter verifiable paper trail for audit
* States should determine beforehand which is ballot of record (electronic or paper)
* Audits- before, during and after election. Public observation

SECURITY FOR VOTING SYSTEMS
* Independent Testing Authorities should have responsibility for certifying security of source codes. A copy of source codes put in escrow for future review. Manufacturers unwilling to submit source codes for escrow prohibited

RE ENFRANCHISEMENT EX FELONS
*excluding capital offenders

VOTER/CIVIC EDUCATION
*states begin instruct high schoolers

POLL WORKER RECRUITMENT
*Pay scale higher to attract more technologically sophisticated workers
*Open jurisdictions to outside poll workers to ensure bipartisan workers cause some districts one party

RESPONSIBLE MEDIA COVERAGE
*Networks give 5 minutes every night in month leading up to election for candidates' debate
*Free air time to candidates

NO MENTION OF INDEPENDENT FIRMS DOING EXIT POLLS TO GUARD AGAINST FRAUD!

[in_cog_ni_to]

1. Voter Verifiable PAPER TRAIL FOR AUDIT! YES, YES, YES!

VOTING TECHNOLOGY
* Voter verifiable paper trail for audit
* States should determin beforehand which is ballot of record (electronic or paper)
* Audits- before, during and after election. Public observation


NOW, who will listen to this? :(

[BOHICA06]

2. How about positive ID ...

at the polls; and during registration, citizenship documentation?

[KittyWampus]

4. it's in there. long document w/many recommendations not listed in my brief

summary

[killbotfactory]

3. Republicans will never go for this

It would the vote much harder to rig.