Okay, so elections are great. So is voting. But we need a better system.
There has been confusion and turmoil at every Presidential election in recent memory; different states use different ballots, some are electronic and others aren't, and overall there is just so much chaos and stress in the voting process that many people are deterred from voting.
Using whatever method an area prefers in terms of county and state elections is fine, but there needs to be a greater sense of unanimity for the Presidential elections. It is the most important election there is, so why is it not federalized? So many problems would be solved: only one method would be used, so the ballots could all be counted on the same system, it would be much more difficult to fudge numbers (ahem, Florida), and with a trained staff fixing whatever technical problems arose would be easier. All in all, a lot of great things would happen if the US actually made fixing the voting process a priority.
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I agree we need a better system, but I dont think this year it's stopped people from voting because they know how important this election is.
Again, I concur. We need a standardized voting system because every single state -- in fact entire districts are different. Too many different forms lead to chaos and thus, voting fraud or even disenfranchisement. Congress, if they want to get anything done this term should work on that.
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