I'm not expecting a terribly vibrant thread, but maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised. So here goes:
I wonder if we could toss out a few ideas on how we can count votes in the future. Leaving (or at least trying to leave) your political affiliation out of this, let's see your ideas on how the states might best do the following:
- Make voting as easy as possible, particular in rural, less dense areas
- Minimize the need for recounts
- Create voting systems (voting & counting) that maximize security
I'll start: Let's begin by dragging ourselves away from this need to know who won a state by the end of Election Day. Let's have an automatic audit confirmation process that counts the vote multiple (two or three different) ways on Election Night and the next day. That way we can minimize the need for recounts after the fact.
Also, while each state will certainly have its own rules, maybe we can find SOME common methods so that we can standardize them for better efficiency and accountability.
Okay, go.
Let's try "imagining" instead of just repeating.