Re: election bills come to committee tomorrow "upon recess"

[Paul E Condon <pec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 2009-01-22_0951.29, Cliff West wrote: 
> 
> I was suggesting what you
are calling approval voting. Colorado Statutes allow home rule
counties and cities to conduct it, now.  If West Virginia, third
poorest state in nation can do it, Colorado should be able to.  
>

Whether or not a state can "do it", depends a lot on what their legal
standards are for acceptable performance. For example, I was at first
puzzled when I learned that some other state had no problems with the
performance of the Hart voting system. Then I learned that that
state's law had no requirement that election officials determine
'voter intent' as is required in Colorado. I don't know WV law. Do
you? Let's not run in a race to the bottom.

I've snipped off the rest. 



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Paul E Condon           
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