Should all states adopt Arizona's clean elections idea?
968449
I would like to see it.  ANY voter fraud is too much voter fraud.  That's why I'm working this election as a Poll Challenger, to help keep things honest.\n\nNote -- Four INDICTMENTS of ACORN workers in Kansas City, by the office of the U.S. Attorney General (reported today by St. Louis Post Dispatch).  Voter fraud of this nature is subject to fines up to $250,000, imprisonment, and loss of voter privilege.   ACORN of course denies any responsibility.  Hope the felons rot in jail.
714235
It was put in place for farmers who need the daylight to work. I personally think it is ridiculous in this day and age. I would be all for giving it up. Arizona doesn't even abide by it
317094
No, I would not because of the electoral college system.  The electoral college system already skews democratic votes into a system that favors smaller states (the "Great" compromise).  As such, DC, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands would then complicate an already skews the system for electing national representatives.  Thus, you would have to come up with a way the electoral college handles US territories with representatives. \n\nMoreover, the constitutional makes clear that senators can be no fewer than 2 and must come from a state.  Thus, the only way to limit them (assuming that they become a state) to 1 senator is to amend the constitution.\n\nHowever, keep up the big thinking as it is the only way improvement happens.  As Bobby Kennedy used to say, "Some people see things as they are and say 'why'.  I dream things that never were and ask 'why not'."
961975
the electoral college is very fair.   It gives each state equal voting representation.  If we didn't have the electoral college all elections would be decided by NY, TX, and CA.
169561
Nothing. Call your State Legislature and ask him/her to introduce the bill. Ask others to do the same.\nNow if your thinking "grass roots referendum" to get the issue on the State vote, that's different.\nYour State may be different then mine.
1029138
Support "Clean Money, Clean Elections" public campaign finance resolutions in your city and state. This has been passed in Maine, Connecticut and Arizona and really helps. See the links below.\n\nPublic financing of elections would be the best first step to ending corporate control. You're right that congressmen aren't selling out just for some Kobe beef and an expensive bottle of wine. Right now, elected officials must cater to corporations in order to raise enough money to win an election.
595971
i know where you are going with this question. yes, state governments should be consolidated, merged and made more efficient, like all businesses of today. now the hard part: the very people who would lose their jobs are the ones who would need to begin this process of reduction and then vote for this consolidation. looks good to me.
387258
The US was designed as a representative democracy, not an ideal democracy.  Thus we have representatives to vote for us in national elections.\n\nThat being said, the electoral college does have flaws and should be modified or eliminated.  But then so should the 2-per-state Senate, don't you think? Kind of bizarre when someone in Rhode Island is 100 times better represented in Congress than someone in California.
703844
So powerful people can steal elections. This is a huge deal. All americans need to fight for clean and fair elections. We could lose everything because of this problem alone.
934208
These are two different questions.  Look up electoral college and constitutional amendment in a civics book or online.  As for what Kentucky should do, let them do what they want - Nebraska and Maine have already taken similar actions.
972920
No! I don't want my future decided by a bunch of uninformed people who run in and punch Box A on every issue to get entered in the lottery. If you change the proposition so that you get entered only after sitting down and completing a form that requires you give a detailed explanation of each item on the ballot and what it means, to prove you know what you are voting for, I would go for it then because then it would give an true incentive for getting out more Informed voters.
774517
I think the idea has some merit, as long as people are allowed the option of abstaining or spoiling their ballot paper.\n\nMy primary concern though is making sure that people make an informed choice, I think that is at least as important as increasing turnout. I think compulsory voting would only exacerbate the problem of uninformed voting, unless you make people sit through presentations from all the candidates on the ballot paper and then pass a test afterwards...let's face it, that ain't ever gonna happen.
841445
I haven't heard about this specifically, but in theory, I agree- it would just bring in uninformed voters. We need voters who have opinions that need to be heard; the payoff of voting is having someone in office to do the job correctly and get things done, what's a better incentive to vote than that?
1009694
This is for my state Arizona.  Why don't you try to re-place the county and or state with your own.  Hope it works.\n\nhttp://www.supreme.state.az.us/publicaccess
939105
I think what there needs to be is test for voters.  You should have to prove that you know the issues and what the candidates stand for.  If we had educated voters, instead of 'rock the voters' we wouldn't have to be so concerned about sub-par people becoming president.  Elected officials are just a reflection of the population as a whole.
650512
i vote for phoenix arizona and minneapolis minnesota
1182286
Honest and free elections