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Happy with my Senator Ron Wyden's take on this: paper ballots. He's also mentioned in the article. Our system here in Oregon works pretty well: you vote by mai
by davidw 8y ago
Happy with my Senator Ron Wyden's take on this: paper ballots. He's also mentioned in the article.
Our system here in Oregon works pretty well: you vote by mail with paper ballots and there's automatic voter registration.
- neilv 8y agoOne of the downsides of vote-by-mail is that it makes some ways of buying votes easier. But it does have the upside of making participation easier (especially for people overburdened with work or other responsibilities). And the physical paper auditing trail makes it immensely better than all the electronic systems without that record.
- davidw 8y agoIt's not perfect - another potential flaw is late breaking information that might lead some people to change their votes. Still, compared to the mess where people don't vote because of long lines and taking time off work (most western countries vote on weekends) and so on... I think it's good. Now we just need more ranked choice voting.
- WrtCdEvrydy 8y ago> late breaking information There's a dark money documentary about this. These companies funnel thousands into an LLC, print thousands of fliers and they arrive 2-3 days before the election (https://deadline.com/2018/11/dark-money-kimberly-reed-pbs-interview-news-1202494050/ https://deadline.com/2018/11/dark-money-kimberly-reed-pbs-in...)
- amanaplanacanal 8y agoI believe in Oregon you can change your vote right up until election day.
- davidw 8y agoNope. > Can I change my mind after I've returned the ballot? > No. Your ballot has been cast as soon as you deposit it in the mailbox or at a drop site. After that, you cannot receive a new ballot to re-vote. From https://multco.us/elections/voting-oregon-vote-mail https://multco.us/elections/voting-oregon-vote-mail
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