Reply #38: Independant Election Committee

[Mistwell]

I would create an independant election committee similar to what they have in Australia. That committee would set uniform rules for the entire US, for all elections. The rules would cover exactly what kind of ballots are acceptable, who can vote (IE whether or not felons are permitted to vote, people who are voting outside of their county, people who move states, etc...) how they shall be counted, how to decide unclear ballots, and whether a recount is warranted or not. Also, absentee ballots would be tracked against non-absentee voting to make sure nobody is double voting due to a residence move. All ballots would have a paper trail. If an electronic (with paper trail) system can be found that is safe, then use that. But, if we cannot find a way to electronically vote that is at least as safe as paper-only balloting (which also is not fraud-proof by the way), then we should go with the method least likely to result in fraud.