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Monk06

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2. I said it before on other threads. The control of the electoral system must be taken out of the
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 06:46 AM
Nov 2012

hands of the state governments. A federal electoral commission should be created and empowered to formulate consistent, nationwide rules regarding election rules and balloting and have the resources to enforce those rules.

Also the ballot apparatus, be it electronic or paper balloting must be taken out of the hands of private companies who are overwhelmingly Republican supporters and have a direct stake in corrupting the electoral process.

You should have a system like we have in Canada and other countries which follow the parliamentary model. With few exceptions British Commonwealth countries have fair and reliable electoral institutions in place and fraud is virtually unknown.

Private business has no business in the electoral process.

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