U.S. Election Integrity Compares Poorly to Other Democracies
A 2019 report published by the
Electoral Integrity Project, an independent project based out of Harvard University, found that U.S. elections from July 2012 through December 2018 rated
"lower than any other long-established democracies and affluent societies." Each country in the index was given a score out of 100 based on assessments of the quality of each of its elections – including categories such as electoral laws, voter registration and voting process – one month after polls closed.
The U.S. score of 61 – the same score as
Mexico and
Panama – is the second-lowest among liberal democracies and much lower than other countries in the Americas region, including
Costa Rica,
Uruguay and
Chile.
Denmark,
Finland and
Norway are among the top-ranked countries in the index, all with scores in the 80s.
Wow, the US ranks right down there with Mexico and Panama, we should be soooo proud.
Your thoughts?
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Between the electoral college, gerrymandering and voter suppression the Democratic process is seriously distorted. Things that as it happens is all supported by the GOP and I'm guessing you.
I invite you to read the actual study. And then explain to me how the findings are NOT an indictment about the Trump era?
It's either cynical or dumb to cite an article that not only doesn't support your own premise but actually directly contradicts what the GOP pursues as policy and you undoubtedly supports.
Here's what I actually support dumb ass.
1. Proof of citizenship to register to vote.
2. Photo ID for voting
3. Absentee voting should be rare and require a valid reason, with ID required.
4. Voter rolls should be verified every two years and names not verified should be removed.
5. Mass mail ballots should be outlawed, just like more than two dozen developed countries have done, because of the propensity for fraud.
Now tell the folks what you would object to and why.
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I'm not the one citing a link that doesn't support any of these premises, but claims that it somehow supports my position. So. I'd be very careful of calling people a dumbass.
As to me objectimg
U.S. Election Integrity Compares Poorly to Other Democracies
A 2019 report published by the
Electoral Integrity Project, an independent project based out of Harvard University, found that U.S. elections from July 2012 through December 2018 rated
"lower than any other long-established democracies and affluent societies." Each country in the index was given a score out of 100 based on assessments of the quality of each of its elections – including categories such as electoral laws, voter registration and voting process – one month after polls closed.
The U.S. score of 61 – the same score as
Mexico and
Panama – is the second-lowest among liberal democracies and much lower than other countries in the Americas region, including
Costa Rica,
Uruguay and
Chile.
Denmark,
Finland and
Norway are among the top-ranked countries in the index, all with scores in the 80s.
Wow, the US ranks right down there with Mexico and Panama, we should be soooo proud.
Your thoughts?
.
Between the electoral college, gerrymandering and voter suppression the Democratic process is seriously distorted. Things that as it happens is all supported by the GOP and I'm guessing you.
I invite you to read the actual study. And then explain to me how the findings are NOT an indictment about the Trump era?
It's either cynical or dumb to cite an article that not only doesn't support your own premise but actually directly contradicts what the GOP pursues as policy and you undoubtedly supports.
Here's what I actually support dumb ass.
1. Proof of citizenship to register to vote.
2. Photo ID for voting
3. Absentee voting should be rare and require a valid reason, with ID required.
4. Voter rolls should be verified every two years and names not verified should be removed.
5. Mass mail ballots should be outlawed, just like more than two dozen developed countries have done, because of the propensity for fraud.
Now tell the folks what you would object to and why.
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I'm not the one citing a link that doesn't support any of these premises, so I'd be careful of calling people a dumbass.
As to what I object to and why. I'll go over it point by point.
1. Is already being done. You have to state on your voter registration form that you are a citizen. Lying is a crime. Not only that but most state actively cross-reference the registration to information they have.
PolitiFact | Do states verify citizenship of voters in federal elections?
So I don't object to it. I object to the idea that it's a problem in the US. Neither does your study say it is.
2. Millions of people, eligible voters DO NOT have a voter ID.
FACT CHECK: Do Millions Of Americans Not Have Government Photo ID? - Conservative Daily News. On the other hand, despite actively searching for it states that have strict voter idea laws do not really have less voter fraud for as much as there is. In effect what you are saying is that you don't mind disenfranchising millions of Americans from voting because a few might take advantage of the lacks voter id laws and commit a felony. So yes I object to that. I object to the premise that a few hundred POTENTIAL cases of voter fraud warrant millions of people not being able to participate in Democracy. Something your link DOES support.
3. Why? A vote is a vote, is it not? Somehow, someone who doesn't go to a polling place personally is somehow not entitled to choose who they want to be as their leader?
4. Again, why. Many states cross-reference their voter rolls against one another and casting votes twice in itself is again... A felony. The fact of the matter is again, that despite people looking for it it is simply rare for people to vote twice. What isn't rare is for people to be lacks about things like replying to a summons to appear in a courthouse to confirm you are registered to vote. So you are again saying you are comfortable with disenfranchising people from voting in order to combat a problem that doesn't really exist.
5. And yet no court has been convinced and few are claiming massive fraud in this election cycle despite mass mail ballots in this cycle. What HAS happened is that this election cycle has seen a historic voter turnout despite there being a pandemic. More people participating means a more Democratic result, exactly what should be to point of the Democratic process.
Every single one of the points you support has as a net result that fewer eligible voters are capable of voting. And I'm talking about millions of voters. That is what your study asserts as being one of the reasons for the US scoring so badly as a Democracy.
So I just answered all of your points. Care to give a rebuttal that doesn't rely on name-calling?