What needs to change about the electoral process before 2008?
I'll go first. We need longer hours and/or more days to vote nation wide. Opening the polls from 6 to 6 just doesn't cut it when people are working long hours, two jobs or have a monster commute. We also need to make registering something you can do at the mall on a Saturday.
Get rid of the antiquated electoral college, then maybe folks in staunchly red states will have more motivation to get out and vote. The winner takes all system is not compatible with modern voting.
on ballots the day of a presidential election. If the people of a state want to vote on some Draconian amendment in July (or any other month) of an election year, fine. But these should not be tied in with presidential elections.
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