The mission of the Oregon Voter Rights Coalition is to restore public ownership and oversight of elections, and to ensure the fundamental right of every American citizen to vote and to have each vote counted as intended in a secure, transparent, impartial, and independently verified election process.
High-tech options still can't beat vote by mail
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/13/2006 - 9:36pm.
U.S. needs to follow Oregon's lead for election efficiency
November 13, 2006
In much of the country, here's how last week's election went: Problems with new electronic voting machines. Long waits, as much as three hours, to vote. Confusion about acceptable ID. Showing up at the polls only to find that your name had been purged from the rolls.
In Oregon, here's how it went: We voted by mail, as we have for more than a decade. We took as long as three weeks to consider ballots in the privacy of our homes. Then, we mailed our ballots or dropped them off at official drop sites. Our turnout: 70 percent, verses 40 percent for the nation as a whole.
Hello out there! Anyone paying attention?
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