Comments for Election Updates

Comment on Internet Voting Op-Ed by Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:08:56 +0000

Is there much of a difference between American Idol and our Presidential elections? There is a reason why they call it “American Idol Politics” – people tend to vote on popularity and factors that have nothing to do with actual issues.

Comment on Elections in the News by Larz

Larz — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 01:45:34 +0000

One of the problems is vtoers are going to the polls early. This is not very common in most areas. Election day is tomorrow, and this election has shown more evidence of blatant fraud that any in history. Some districts have over 100% of the people registered.Your country has never had to deal with such an abundance of obvious fraud where tens of thousands of potential fraudulent registrations were brought in at the last minute to participate.I believe you are pontificating with only part of the information at hand.

Comment on Usability in Ohio — here we go again by Werner

Werner — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 01:43:54 +0000

That’s an interesting mncmeot because straight party voting has been around for a VERY long time (I remember my parents voting that way when I was a child, and I would venture a guess that it’s been around even longer than that). I wonder if there is any evidence that it changes the outcome.Even if I vote straight party, I usually like to fill in each and every bubble. It’s really not that hard. I guess punching little chads in Florida wasn’t that hard 8 years ago, but people managed to screw it up anyway. Go figure.

Comment on Updates on everything early voting by Nacho

Nacho — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 01:11:19 +0000

1) The program i wheactd was Kasich accetance speech2) The first fact i learned is that John Kasich won the election. Also before he won the election he was apart of congress. He also wants to balance the budget in ohio.3)This view of the program was that how much John Kasich was happy that he won the election and he told everyone in Ohio what to expect out of him.4)My opion of the program was even thought a democrat won i think we will see a change in cleveland.

Comment on That long Oregon ballot… by Panther

Panther — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 07:11:14 +0000

Overall, it sounds like a good idea. Of cruose an issue is that not everyone is online, especially folks in lower-income communities and so there is a great chance that they will be underrepresented. On the other hand, I don’t like that the mainstream press (and newspaper editorial boards) having such an overwhelming influence on public opinion and voting so this is definitely worth discussing. Looking forward to it.

Comment on Election Verification Network Conference by Zhu

Zhu — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 04:24:34 +0000

Conservative policy and anucnnoements make a lot of comment about devolving power to Local Democracy. What evidence does he have that the ordinary person in the street (as opposed to activists and politicos) actually wants this?Local democracy doesn’t really work, with the whole nonsense of paper candidates’ and good people de-elected because of national Party swings. People would like to see a one-stop-shop for voting so that if they are unhappy with local services they can have their say at General Election time if the Govt is solely responsible. At present the various levels of local democracy blame each other and the relative party in control and also the national government. All very frustrating. Then there is the issue of cost and huge amount of energy that good people put into it that could be more usefully engaged elsewhere. Complex subject but I am not convinced that the party hierarchy have really thought things through and certainly haven’t taken a peek outside the box’.

Comment on Summary of Election Day problems (or lack thereof…) by Najwa

Najwa — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 01:41:28 +0000

1. CNN2. Ted Strickland lost, Preisdent lost his chance of ceislong ohio out for sure,and John k. won the whole race.3. The pupose of the video was just tell how john k won the entire race. They also talked about how the chance for obama to win ohio iz not 100% and more.4. My thought on the whole show was i think stickland was a better pick but john k has to show me otherwise and i still think obama is going to win ohio.

Comment on Updates on everything early voting by Erol

Erol — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 00:33:54 +0000

While it’s a great tool – you don’t get a complete almpse ballot for your area – so in some ways you actually go to the polling place less informed (“I didn’t know there was a school board or water district race…”). In 6 states (CA, IL, MD, MN, OH & PA) only http://www.evoter.com gives voters not just their polling place, but a complete interactive ballot listing every single and ballot measure candidate that you will see on your ballot – and where candidates can post profiles and organizations can post their endorsements.

Comment on EARLY VOTING “EXIT POLLS” by Emily

Emily — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:57:49 +0000

. I agree 100%. But there’s a snag here. And mind you, I mean what I’m about to say to get the wheels clvstructineoy turning and thinking.While you blast (rightfully) the dangerous role of basic economic ignorance and the silly expectations therefrom in the voters’ minds in the realm of democratic elections, the hard fact remains that there are many PhD economists, some with popular blogs and web-influence, who are not only partisan Democrats but also ideologically liberal. Krugman is a notable one. Others with popular blogs are DeLong and Thoma. There are others still. Visit Angry Bear and peruse the links on the right column.IOW, despite their sound grasp of basic economics and markets and beyond, the end result is that these professional economists generally support the same candidates and buy into the same rhetoric as many of the very voters you criticize. I think it’s all fine and good for you, or Caplan in his book (which I’ve read), to make this case about economic biases and ignorance and its effects on democracy and voter mentality. I think it’s great to recommend a book like Hazlitt’s. But this doesn’t tackle the larger problem that needs to be addressed:What does this talk about understanding basic econ and markets mean when many PhD economists who have studied well beyond the basic and fundamental tenets of economic thought support the unkeepable promises of candidates and buy into the unrealistic rhetoric that seduces laymen voters?What would a Krugman-like economist say about Bastiat or Hazlitt and the iron clad notions they put forth that they seemingly ignore through their actions? and WHY?In summary, economists who share your view need to start addressing the conflicts with economists who disagree with you before bemoaning the average voter. The average voter is an easy target. Blasting Joe Six Pack for silly views is easy. What to you say to Krugman? or DeLong? or any number economists who agree with them?That’s a book I would buy.

Comment on e-Vote 2008 – Getting the Proceedings by Yazid

Yazid — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:59:56 +0000

You’re right. And I think that’s about it for requirements uhtloagh in most states (not all) yoiu ahve to register to vote and this must often be done several weeks before the election. I’m not sure if there is a restriction on voting on some prisoners. I know that most prisoners can still vote but, whether or not all can, I’m not sure.