Can the Federal Government Help Repair the Election System?

I've said before that one factor in U.S. election complexity is the variety of requirements and practices in the balkanized election system. But people still (rightly!) ask, could the federal government do more to help?

Voter Identification: A Politically Hot Tater-Tot

Part of the ecosystem of next generation voting technology certainly concerns voter registration. And then along the procees chain comes the "check in" of voters to vote (regardless of where or how they vote ...absentee by mail, in person, or apparently over the Internet for some over-seas, etc.) ...in other words, verifying the person is the person they claim as listed on the Register and entitled to a ballot.

Today is the Day to Be Heard

Well, Super Tuesday is finally upon us. And while OSDV is hard at work on a breakthrough model to demonstrate on HOW American can vote in a digital democracy, today marks a reminder for us of how imperative the mission of the OSDV Foundation is for the future.

And I hope you will join us. But before you think about doing that, please speak up and be heard - its your fundamental right in a democracy to do so - by casting your vote if you are in one of those 22 states casting primary votes today.

The Best & Worst

An article on the best and worst of election reform in 2007 appears in the progressive Century Foundation available here.