Andy wrote: > 1. First, the total number of voters was still too low. We should be 80%+
Same day registration, election day holiday, federally funded elections. > 2. The level of education of the average voter seems to still be lower then > it should be. We need to find better ways to get better information on > candidates positions and records to the masses (not everyone has access to > the great exchange on this list!) + Eliminate the electoral college in favor of instant runoff primaries, secondaries, and general. + Every ad or press release must contain a "fact check" section by an independent organization, possibly federally funded. + Schedule 3 - 5 town hall debates; all questions must be answered to the satisfaction of the questioner, long answers will deduct time from the next question. + Candidates must tour together to every state, and then by choice again if they'd like. > 3. We need an active, vibrant, meaningful 3rd party to add a check and > balance to the two parties that exist today Eliminating the electoral college in favor of instant runoff which would mean that you could have 5 candidates from the same party on the ballot. I would suggest that we have an instant runoff primary limited to the top 20 polling candidates from which the top 5 move on to the secondary. The secondary determines the top 3 candidates for the general election. The top 5 candidates get federal funding, a spending cap, and are subject to the "ad review" as is the top 3. The top 3 must tour together to every state and take part in 3-5 townhall debates subject to the rules I mentioned above. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=38 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:133901 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
