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Election Reform

Politicalboi

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2. Perhaps we need something like

Reply to garybeck (Original post)

Wed Jun 20, 2012, 02:16 AM

Jun 2012

Jury duty, but only for vote duty. Get groups of people to hand count the votes. Find out which party the register and split the groups even. Why not make it everyone's duty to participate. All done on video and made public.

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shoot down this election solution [View all] garybeck Jun 2012 OP

Voting is too important to leave in the hands of a few corporations with the secrets Angry Dragon Jun 2012 #1

Perhaps we need something like Politicalboi Jun 2012 #2

hcpb just isnt going to happen garybeck Jun 2012 #3

There is no reason we cannot have a system that preserves both anonymity & verifiability. limpyhobbler Jun 2012 #4

here's the issue as I've heard garybeck Jun 2012 #5

I worry about drunk abusive husbands beating their wives if they vote different than the husband. limpyhobbler Jun 2012 #6