Florida wants to end voting day - for real

[donsu]

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/politics/2930820

Florida plan: Dump Election Day
Supervisors urge extending voting to several days or weeks


Florida's election supervisors are proposing one way to make voting easier: Do away with Election Day.

Voters would cast ballots during a span of several days or weeks ending on the traditional voting day, under a plan endorsed Tuesday by supervisors at their meeting in Orlando.

The group will now lobby lawmakers for changes during the spring legislative session.

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"It's a leap in the way we think about things," said Pasco County Supervisor Kurt Browning. "It would be the logical next step."
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and it would make it oh so much more easier to rig the vote


I want a revolution

[pmbryant]

1. This is actually a good idea

It would make it much easier and more convenient for people to vote. (Assuming that there are enough machines and poll staff, of course, but that is true no matter what system is used.)

EDIT: I don't see how vote rigging is any easier under this system than under the traditional system.

--Peter

[ibegurpard]

2. Stupid fucking idea

Is anyone at all confident that the ongoing voting totals would be kept confidential and attempts would not be made to "massage" the totals or to bolster resources for people and issues that are found to be losing?
Just make the day a fucking holiday so everyone can go without an excuse!

[bullimiami]

3. old story but I say good.

we still need to get the fraud out but this is a step toward making sure everyone gets a fair chance to vote.



ibegurpard. remember, even on holidays a lot of people still work, especially restaurant and retail workers and support. this is better than just a one day holiday.
seperately.
fraud is fraud if they have one day to work it or 11. it needs to be rooted out of the system.

[flordehinojos]

4. anything to make it easier for the bushes to play hide and seek with our

votes.

[Higans]

5. Who would administrate?

real people taking one day out of their schedule is hard enough. this would give the hackers more then one day to rig the vote. not like they needed more then one day, but if we make voting day a holiday, then every one has a fair shot. we need to stop the vapor vote. if nothing else, we need to stop the vapor vote. we need auditing. independent auditing. transparent elections. If we can get real auditing, and eliminate the vapor vote, then may be in the future we can extend the time alloted to place your vote. but at this point more time to vote = more time for the hackers to cover their tracks.