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Voting is the foundational act that breathes life into the principle of the consent of the governed.
When public access to voting is impaired or when public confidence in voting is diluted, democracy suffers and our freedom is less secure.
Beyond that, states had to also have electronic voting machines that made it possible for people who are physically handicapped to vote in private...... →
We have no basis for having a recall of any particular type of voting equipment because there are no standards. And when we do have standards, even... →
I found that there is very little interest in Washington for true election reform. That neither the White House nor either house of the Congress... →
The Election Assistance Commission represents a major, unprecedented commitment from the federal government to sustained freedom and vibrant... →
When Congress passed the Help America Vote Act in 2002, I was thrilled to learn that the federal government would offer resources to all states to... →
When I was growing up, we used to play basketball in a park that was never shoveled when it snowed. The basketball rims were never fixed. And we... →
We had to depend on other institutions to do research on our behalf. We had to use the information that already existed to craft the best practices... →
And when people in power can stay in power they do very little to tinker with the apparatus that put them in power.
I started out as a 16 year old registering people to vote.
I was the Secretary of State of New Jersey in November 2000. I paid careful attention to the challenges that stemmed from inadequate voting systems... →
It's an embarrassment that we don't have a broad enough consensus among political leaders that true reform should take place. I could count... →
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