LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE 2012 ELECTION

I am on an email list from OurTime.org. It is a nationwide non-profit organization that leverages online organizing, new media, and popular culture to enhance the political voice of young Americans. More than one million members strong, they lead campaigns that register voters, remove ballot barriers, and highlight relevant news and policies that impact their lives.

They released a report with seven recommendations to improve and modernize our nation's electoral system.

These include:

- Universal online voter registration

- Online absentee ballot request forms

- A federally standardized list of permissible forms of voter ID

- Mandatory early voting periods

- Uniform standards for voting machine allocation

- Same day voter registration

- Requiring colleges and universities to act as DMV's in registering their enrolling students

CLICK HERE to read the report.

I would add the following:

"It’s time to rethink our largely partisan system of state and local election administration. We risk leaving our election processes open to partisan mischief – or to the perception of such mischief. We should have a serious conversation about solutions to this risk, including developing an entirely professionalized and non-partisan system for administering our elections."










NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote!

Michael H. Drucker
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