Comments on: The Final Chapter in Cobb-Badnarik 2004 Recount Requests

By: jpo

jpo — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 17:33:16 +0000

Range Voting will no more allow the alternative parties to flourish than IRV. The problem is single member districts elected by non-majorities and the fact that candidates can only get their message out to many voters if they have a large amount of money.

Likely the introduction of either method would allow alternative parties get a higher percentage of the vote and use their successes to advocate for proportional representation.

By: matt

matt — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 13:46:34 +0000

Hand counted paper ballots, tabulated in a public place. Ending vote fraud is probably impossible, but let’s make it as difficult as we can!

By: Clay Shentrup

Clay Shentrup — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 05:59:20 +0000

Cobb and Badnarik need to worry less about counting votes in an election they know they didn’t win, and worry more about changing our voting system so that they CAN win. They need to support Range Voting.

http://reformthelp.org/issues/voting/range.php

By: Larry Reinsch, Iowa

Larry Reinsch, Iowa — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 01:12:10 +0000

It sounds more like destroying evidence to me . E lection machines should not be touched untill all recounts and court judgements have concluded !

By: Christopher Jagge

Christopher Jagge — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 23:52:37 +0000

So then “recounts” aren’t really recounts afterall? Have the reassurances that “recounts” will be easier and faster using electronic voting equipment simply been ‘distortions’ to convince the electorate of their adoption? These Ohio and New Mexico examples aren’t evidence to the contrary.

-it isn’t who votes that counts, but who counts the votes.