CA counties and cities push for all-mail elections

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MAIL ELECTION BY MAIL: HI,

THANKS FOR YOUR CLEARLY WRITTEN ARTICLE. I
HAVE SOME IDEAS ABOUT HOW VOTING SHOULD BE DONE THAT I HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT FOR
SOME TIME AND WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU.
FROM WORKING AS A PART TIMER IN POST OFFICE

I KNOW IT IS HARD TO STEAL MAIL, BUT IT IS EASIER TO MISDIRECT IT AND TRASH IT. I ONLY SAW THIS DON UNINTENTIONALLY BY PART TIMERS AND COLLEGE BREAK STUDENTS IN THE EARLY AM HOURS WHEN THEY WERE ALMOST ASLEEP ON THEIR FEET OR DISTRACTED BY THINGS SUCH AS CONVERSATION. IT IS EASY TO IDENTIFY BALLOT ENVELOPS AND GUESS THE PROBABILITY OF A VOTE FOR A CANDIDATE OR A VOTE ON AN ISSUE FROM THE ADDRESS OR EVEN MORE EASY SOMETIMES IN BIG CITIES FROM THE ZIP.

THE VOTERS SHOULD HAVE A CHOICE WHEN
VOTING TO BE ABLE TO MARK THEIR BALLOT WITH
A RANDOM NUMBER PRINTED ON THE BALLOT BEFORE IT IS SCAND.
IN A DISPUTE THE VOTERS WHO KEEP SUCH A
BALLOT COULD BE ASKED, ON A VOLUNTEER BASES, TO LET THEIR BALLOT BE CHECKED AGAINST THE
ORIGINAL RETAINED BALLOTS. I AM NOT SURE
THIS IS A GOOD IDEA BUT I THINK IT SHOULD BE
CHECKED OUT.

1. THERE SHOULD BE A CLEAR LARGE TYPE PAPER
BALLOT MARKED BY THE VOTER. IT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE IN NEWS PAPERS AND THE INTERNET BEFORE HAND SO THE VOTERS CAN STUDY IT.
IT COULD ALSO BE AVAILABLE IN LIBRARIES AND
SCHOOLS AND OTHER PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND
OFFICES.

2. THE ORIGINAL BALLOTS SHOULD BE KEPT ON
FILE IN A SAFE PLACE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS,
MAYBE TEN.

3. ALL VOTES SHOULD BE HAND COUNTED IN
PUBLIC IN THE PERCENTS BEFORE SHIPMENT ANY
WERE ELSE BY THREE SEPARATE GROUPS; PARTISANS, NONPARTISANS AND OFFICIAL
COUNTERS. FORM OPENING OF POLLS UNTIL COUNT COMPLETION THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO OBSERVE EVERY THING. THE WHOLE PROCESS SHOULD BE VIDEO TAPED AND BROADCAST LIVE.

4. THE VOTER SHOULD PUT THE BALLOT THROUGH
AN OPTICAL SCANNER, FOR COUNTING RECHECK
PURPOSES ONLY, AND TO MAKE A COPY THAT THE
VOTER CAN KEEP OR SHRED.

5. THE VOTERS SHOULD HAVE A CHOICE WHEN
VOTING TO BE ABLE TO MARK THEIR BALLOT WITH
A RANDOM NUMBER PRINTED ON THE BALLOT BEFORE IT IS SCAND.
IN A DISPUTE THE VOTERS WHO KEEP SUCH A
BALLOT COULD BE ASKED, ON A VOLUNTEER BASES,
TO LET THEIR BALLOT BE CHECKED AGAINST THE
ORIGINAL RETAINED BALLOTS. I AM NOT SURE
THIS IS A GOOD IDEA BUT I THINK IT SHOULD BE
CHECKED OUT.

6. FROM WORKING AS A PART TIMER IN POST OFFICE
I KNOW IT IS HARD TO STEAL MAIL, BUT IS EASIER TO MISDIRECT IT AND TRASH IT. only SAW THIS DON UNINTENTIONALLY BY PART TIMERS AND COLLEGE BREAK STUDENTS IN THE EARLY AM HOURS WHEN THEY WERE ALMOST ASLEEP ON THEIR FEET OR DISTRACTED BY THINGS SUCH AS CONVERSATION. IT IS EASY TO IDENTIFY BALLOT ENVELOPS AND GUESS THE PROBABILITY OF A VOTE FOR A CANDIDATE OR A VOTE ON AN ISSUE FROM THE ADDRESS OR EVEN MORE EASY SOMETIMES IN BIG CITIES FROM THE ZIP.

I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD LET ME NOW
WHAT YOU THINK OF THIS. IF IT IS ANY GOOD, IF
ONLY IN PART?

THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR IMPORTANT ARTICLE AND
YOU PATIENTS.

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