As you noted in comments, more than a few points should be common across all states, hence Federal Regulations. For the rest, we can at least pressure the Red States to fully comply, drag the Blue meenies along kicking and screaming.
IV(6): The SSA and the Passport Office of the State Department, in addition to USPS and DMV, shall be required to notify election officials of change of address. Ask newspapers, magazines, public utilities, etc. to do so voluntarily.
IV(6+): Require SSA, hospitals, hospices, coroners, medical examiners, mortuaries, cemeteries, County Registrars, courts that declare missing persons to be dead, etc., or alternatively any official State or local agency that records certificates of death, to report deaths to election officials. Ask churches to do so voluntarily.
IV(6++): Require County Registrars or any similar State or local agency to report changes of names, most commonly but not exclusively as a result of marriages, to election officials. Require the US State Department to report changes of names for purposes of passport revision.
V(1): I assume "ballot marking devices" to be eliminated are electronic ones. In California, at least Los Angeles County, ballots are marked on cards by pushing a felt-tip pen through a hole in a template beside the ballot question, resulting in a 1/8" circle on the ballot card. This seems to work well.
V(+): Require that when a voter makes a mistake and asks for a replacement ballot, the previous ballot is either destroyed, for example fed into a shredder, or marked in such a way that a ballot counting machine (or person) would recognize it as invalid.
V(+): To prevent and detect double counting, after polls are closed at each precinct, ballots shall be marked with unique serial numbers, in both human and machine-readable form where vote tabulation machines are used. After absentee ballots are opened and separated from envelopes, a different election official shall mark each ballot with an unique serial number. Where ballots are counted by hand, each ballot counter shall be provided with a list of the serial numbers issued, and shall mark each serial number as each ballot is counted, and lists shall be compared before results are reported.
The proposition in Section V to vote only on hand-marked secure pre-printed ballots appears to be inconsistent with other requirements on election hardware and software. Make it clear that election-related hardware and software shall be used only to count ballots, not to mark them.
I read through the U.S. Citizens Election Integrity Bill of Rights, and it’s WONDERFUL!!! To all who worked on it, THANK YOU!!! Now, we have to make it law in every state — what a difference it would make. It would be great to be able to actually trust our elections!
Terrific post. You would like the American Confidence in Elections Act, authored by House Administration Committee chair Brian Steihl and Republicans on the committee. Your “rights” are well represented in that excellent federal bill that respects the constitutional role local officials play in our elections. https://cha.house.gov/2023/7/chairman-steil-introduces-american-confidence-elections-act
John, thank you! Election integrity is the heart of maintaining the Republic. You, as always, are a fierce advocate to advance the ideals represented in this post.
As you noted in comments, more than a few points should be common across all states, hence Federal Regulations. For the rest, we can at least pressure the Red States to fully comply, drag the Blue meenies along kicking and screaming.
Owain: Yes, some Red states should take the lead and set a good example.
No registration at the DMV
Carolyn: I agree that there should be no automatic registration at the DMV — is that what you are saying?
IV(6): The SSA and the Passport Office of the State Department, in addition to USPS and DMV, shall be required to notify election officials of change of address. Ask newspapers, magazines, public utilities, etc. to do so voluntarily.
IV(6+): Require SSA, hospitals, hospices, coroners, medical examiners, mortuaries, cemeteries, County Registrars, courts that declare missing persons to be dead, etc., or alternatively any official State or local agency that records certificates of death, to report deaths to election officials. Ask churches to do so voluntarily.
IV(6++): Require County Registrars or any similar State or local agency to report changes of names, most commonly but not exclusively as a result of marriages, to election officials. Require the US State Department to report changes of names for purposes of passport revision.
V(1): I assume "ballot marking devices" to be eliminated are electronic ones. In California, at least Los Angeles County, ballots are marked on cards by pushing a felt-tip pen through a hole in a template beside the ballot question, resulting in a 1/8" circle on the ballot card. This seems to work well.
V(+): Require that when a voter makes a mistake and asks for a replacement ballot, the previous ballot is either destroyed, for example fed into a shredder, or marked in such a way that a ballot counting machine (or person) would recognize it as invalid.
V(+): To prevent and detect double counting, after polls are closed at each precinct, ballots shall be marked with unique serial numbers, in both human and machine-readable form where vote tabulation machines are used. After absentee ballots are opened and separated from envelopes, a different election official shall mark each ballot with an unique serial number. Where ballots are counted by hand, each ballot counter shall be provided with a list of the serial numbers issued, and shall mark each serial number as each ballot is counted, and lists shall be compared before results are reported.
The proposition in Section V to vote only on hand-marked secure pre-printed ballots appears to be inconsistent with other requirements on election hardware and software. Make it clear that election-related hardware and software shall be used only to count ballots, not to mark them.
I read through the U.S. Citizens Election Integrity Bill of Rights, and it’s WONDERFUL!!! To all who worked on it, THANK YOU!!! Now, we have to make it law in every state — what a difference it would make. It would be great to be able to actually trust our elections!
BV: TY. Some of these things should apply to all states, so could be federal regulations.
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Good post - thanks
David: Thank you!
Terrific post. You would like the American Confidence in Elections Act, authored by House Administration Committee chair Brian Steihl and Republicans on the committee. Your “rights” are well represented in that excellent federal bill that respects the constitutional role local officials play in our elections. https://cha.house.gov/2023/7/chairman-steil-introduces-american-confidence-elections-act
Kelly: Thank you. Cleta is working closely with Key Republican Congressional players.
John, thank you! Election integrity is the heart of maintaining the Republic. You, as always, are a fierce advocate to advance the ideals represented in this post.
Kathy: TY. Of course you were one of the people I would have liked to have highlighted as an election integrity warrior!
Excellent. Thx.
Happy Holidays to you and family.
Respectfully
David: Much appreciated. Hope that you and your family have a good New Year.