Comments on: Election Day Law FAQ http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/11/06/election-day-law-faq/ Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:40:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kevin M http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/11/06/election-day-law-faq/comment-page-1/#comment-644 Kevin M Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:49:05 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/11/06/election-day-law-faq/#comment-644 Suggestion: Change the voting law to include a run-off vote. Purpose: To encourage third parties in the US govermental process. Implementation: In any vote for president, governor, senator, or representative, a candidate will be deemed to have won the election only if they receive a majority of the votes (at least 50%). If not, a runoff election will be held between the top two candidates. Rationale: This solves the problem where the two top candidates are candidate A and B, but many voters like C more than B. It's possible that a split in the vote between B and C will give A the most votes, even though most voters prefer B to A. Suggestion: Change the voting law to include a run-off vote.

Purpose: To encourage third parties in the US govermental process.

Implementation: In any vote for president, governor, senator, or representative, a candidate will be deemed to have won the election
only if they receive a majority of the votes (at least 50%). If not, a
runoff election will be held between the top two candidates.

Rationale: This solves the problem where the two top candidates are
candidate A and B, but many voters like C more than B. It’s possible
that a split in the vote between B and C will give A the most votes, even
though most voters prefer B to A.

]]> By: carapace » Blog Archive » Tuesday November 7, 2006 - War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it. George Orwell http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/11/06/election-day-law-faq/comment-page-1/#comment-643 carapace » Blog Archive » Tuesday November 7, 2006 - War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it. George Orwell Tue, 07 Nov 2006 22:39:28 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/11/06/election-day-law-faq/#comment-643 [...] http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/11/06/election-day-law-faq/ [...] [...] http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/11/06/election-day-law-faq/ [...]

]]> By: Eileen Thiede http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/11/06/election-day-law-faq/comment-page-1/#comment-642 Eileen Thiede Tue, 07 Nov 2006 21:02:00 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/11/06/election-day-law-faq/#comment-642 Are you allowed to post signs supporting a candidate close to a polling place? Where I live there are many signs for a particular candidate within about 25-30 of the polling site. I thought there was some sort of regulation regarding this. Are you allowed to post signs supporting a candidate close to a polling place? Where I live there are many signs for a particular candidate within about 25-30 of the polling site. I thought there was some sort of regulation regarding this.

]]> By: Clicked : Hope votes http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/11/06/election-day-law-faq/comment-page-1/#comment-641 Clicked : Hope votes Tue, 07 Nov 2006 20:14:51 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/11/06/election-day-law-faq/#comment-641 [...] Posted: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 11:58 AM by Will Femia A quick look a some of the election related links I clicked this morning while they're still relevant.  I'll have a more typical Clicked later today. I had planned to cover voting irregularities and dirty tricks as reported by blogs today, but looking at the cover stories on our site so far today, that's not exactly a blog secret.  One aspect that is seeing greater emphasis on the blogs is the idea of protecting your vote by knowing your rights.  (This one's a little more formal in describing your legal rights on election day.) Pouring white-out over polling books? This dirty trick flier in Maryland is one I didn't see in mainstream coverage. Speaking of fliers, Andrew Sullivan points to a flier that he interprets as suggesting a dark skinned man raping a white woman (if you vote for Democrats).  I'm not sure I see that in the image.  If I had to read into it I'd say that it's showing the PC interests of dark skinned minorities silencing the voice of the white majority. Second GOP Firm Tied to Harrassing Robo Calls - The reason this matters is that naming the perpetrators is the first step to accountability.  The second step is firing them:  Indiana GOP Fires Harrassing Robo Call Firm "Meltdown" appears to be a popular word for what's happening to some of the voting machines.  Brad Blog (which reports actively on the problem of e-voting even when it isn't Election Day) is updating with details. Has the election already been stolen? Election predictions abound, but I enjoyed the quickly read list at TBogg. "Gitcher Lame Election-Day Heds Here!" Speaking of Slate articles, I also clicked this article about how prison populations play havoc with census data. Last election, the big news from the blogs was that they leaked all the exit poll info.  This time apparently there's going to be a greater effort to restrain that data.  Or at least, right now there's a greater effort to talk about it.  We'll see how that goes in a few hours. Olbermann's call for accountability is being well received around the blogosphere. Speaking of all those robo-calls, there's this suggestion in today's mailbag: There is a way to fight back the “robo-calls”.  Assuming that the machine does have limitations on how many calls it can make per hour, just set your phone down on the counter and let the recording run its course.  Come back in 3 or 4 minutes and hang up the phone.  Not only has the machine completed its call to you, but it is not bothering someone else during that time.  If everybody did this, it should drastically cut down the total number of calls that the machine makes.-David [...] [...] Posted: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 11:58 AM by Will Femia A quick look a some of the election related links I clicked this morning while they’re still relevant.  I’ll have a more typical Clicked later today. I had planned to cover voting irregularities and dirty tricks as reported by blogs today, but looking at the cover stories on our site so far today, that’s not exactly a blog secret.  One aspect that is seeing greater emphasis on the blogs is the idea of protecting your vote by knowing your rights.  (This one’s a little more formal in describing your legal rights on election day.) Pouring white-out over polling books? This dirty trick flier in Maryland is one I didn’t see in mainstream coverage. Speaking of fliers, Andrew Sullivan points to a flier that he interprets as suggesting a dark skinned man raping a white woman (if you vote for Democrats).  I’m not sure I see that in the image.  If I had to read into it I’d say that it’s showing the PC interests of dark skinned minorities silencing the voice of the white majority. Second GOP Firm Tied to Harrassing Robo Calls - The reason this matters is that naming the perpetrators is the first step to accountability.  The second step is firing them:  Indiana GOP Fires Harrassing Robo Call Firm “Meltdown” appears to be a popular word for what’s happening to some of the voting machines.  Brad Blog (which reports actively on the problem of e-voting even when it isn’t Election Day) is updating with details. Has the election already been stolen? Election predictions abound, but I enjoyed the quickly read list at TBogg. “Gitcher Lame Election-Day Heds Here!” Speaking of Slate articles, I also clicked this article about how prison populations play havoc with census data. Last election, the big news from the blogs was that they leaked all the exit poll info.  This time apparently there’s going to be a greater effort to restrain that data.  Or at least, right now there’s a greater effort to talk about it.  We’ll see how that goes in a few hours. Olbermann’s call for accountability is being well received around the blogosphere. Speaking of all those robo-calls, there’s this suggestion in today’s mailbag: There is a way to fight back the “robo-calls”.  Assuming that the machine does have limitations on how many calls it can make per hour, just set your phone down on the counter and let the recording run its course.  Come back in 3 or 4 minutes and hang up the phone.  Not only has the machine completed its call to you, but it is not bothering someone else during that time.  If everybody did this, it should drastically cut down the total number of calls that the machine makes.-David [...]

]]> By: John Palfrey » Blog Archive » Happy Election Day, and Come Blog the Vote at Berkman with BMG and others! http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/11/06/election-day-law-faq/comment-page-1/#comment-640 John Palfrey » Blog Archive » Happy Election Day, and Come Blog the Vote at Berkman with BMG and others! Tue, 07 Nov 2006 19:52:32 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/11/06/election-day-law-faq/#comment-640 [...] Our friends at the Center for Citizens Media and Stanford Law School have released an Election Guide for Bloggers, just in time to be useful. [...] [...] Our friends at the Center for Citizens Media and Stanford Law School have released an Election Guide for Bloggers, just in time to be useful. [...]

]]> By: Blanked Out » Blog Archive » Voter Protection http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/11/06/election-day-law-faq/comment-page-1/#comment-639 Blanked Out » Blog Archive » Voter Protection Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:11:22 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/11/06/election-day-law-faq/#comment-639 [...] Other election day resources, especially if you’re covering election day for your blog, can be found at the Center for Citizen Media. [...] [...] Other election day resources, especially if you’re covering election day for your blog, can be found at the Center for Citizen Media. [...]

]]> By: The Shout » Center for Citizen Media: Election Day Law FAQ http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/11/06/election-day-law-faq/comment-page-1/#comment-638 The Shout » Center for Citizen Media: Election Day Law FAQ Tue, 07 Nov 2006 03:29:21 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/11/06/election-day-law-faq/#comment-638 [...] It’s up! Blog the vote! Election Day Law FAQ [...] [...] It’s up! Blog the vote! Election Day Law FAQ [...]

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