Are States UNITED during elections?
As the time to close polls during this important election near, I am noticing a pattern in the frequency of problems that voters have experienced today at the polls…confusion, poor planning, inadequate training, precinct resources, staff and technology glitches seem to be a reoccurring problem across the country during each election.
I remember having heard about the same issues occurring during the last election and the election before that.
Time after time the patchy U.S. election system fails at ensuring that every citizen has a chance to vote and that each vote is accurately counted. Why is that?
Is it because continuously changing voting laws and new technology are creating confusion among election officials and voters? Does that mean that the shenanigans at the polls will be never-ending?
One problem that I discussed with a friend this past weekend could be the fact that that there is no harmony in voting standards across the United States. In other words, believe it or not, there are not linear standards for counting or reporting election results. Voter registration information cannot be moved easily from state to state, or even within states.
The US Constitution puts the authority for managing elections squarely on the states. In order to place the governance of elections under a federal entity would require a constitutional amendment and that’s a much more complicated process than most Americans can imagine. It could take years to simply pass the amendment, not to mention even longer to implement the new law.
But, how can we be the UNITED states of America if our election process is not standardized?
It’s Election Day. I am curious to see how the lack of a uniform voting process continues to affect future elections.
I only hope that our leadership continues to learn from each election and begin working toward making some changes to make the process fair and a bit less primitive.
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My belief as far as THIS is concerned, is that all the rules pertaining to voting should be the same in every state. Dates, Times, Machines or Ballots, would that not make things less complicatied. If we are the United States of America, then why don’t we all s operate on the same page. It is the 21st century, ya all! Advancement is a BEAUTIFUL thing, let’s embrace it…