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[–] Justintoxicated 0 points (+0|-0)

Honestly if you want to improve national elections get rid of electoral binding and make the states switch to proportional electoral votes instead of winner take all.

This still has to get through the senate and there are a few clauses in it that will make the corporatists squirm, Joe Manchin isn't going for this.

[–] Dii_Casses [OP] 0 points (+0|-0)

make the states switch

But the entire point of our system is that the federal government can't just force the states do things.

[–] Justintoxicated 0 points (+0|-0)

Yes, but for a national election there should be a uniform process/ruleset, states can do whatever they want locally concerning elections for their own jurisdictions.

the federal government can't just force the states do things.

Actually they can, the 14th amendment is a good example. In fact federal law, the supreme court, and budgetary processing are all ways the federal government forces states to do things.

[–] ScorpioGlitch 0 points (+0|-0) Edited

Democrats always say that there's nothing wrong with the voting system and there's no interference or fraud as long as republicans are in power. Yet, when democrats win, we get the same nonsense every time.

FTA:

A new program providing for public financing of federal elections, matching small-dollar donations 6 to 1.

No. Candidates should run on their own merits including raising their own money and as this is a function of the federal government, they can fund their own danged selves. This one is specifically aimed to prevent another rich outsider from getting elected.

Creating nationwide automatic voter registration.

No. There is no need for automatic voter registration since every legal citizen already has a right to vote. We only really need a way for voters to prove that they are who they say they are. This is only to give green card holders and illegals a vote and neither have the right to do so.

Reducing the number of members on the Federal Election Commission from six to five. Democrats say this will allow the commission to do its job rather than be deadlocked, but Republicans say it would make the FEC a "partisan weapon."

Let's treat it like they wanted to treat SCOTUS. They wanted to increase the number of people instead of letting it be a republican appointed majority. This is a blatant effort to stack the commission.

Requiring certain politically active groups, including 401(c)3 "dark money" nonprofit organizations, to disclose donors who give $10,000 or more, expanding the definition of election-related communications, and reducing the influence of independent, expenditure-only "super PACs," among other measures.

This doesn't do anything at all. Shell companies, multiple smaller donations, funneled funds, etc are the result of this.

Requiring states to allow any eligible voter to vote by mail in federal elections.

No. There is no real way to validate that the vote actually came from the person it says it does.

Requiring states to allow any eligible voter to use ballot drop boxes.

Again, no. From voter hand to counting box. Nothing less is acceptable.

Allowing felons who have completed their incarceration to vote.

The 13th Amendment makes it clear that felons are slaves of the government. They will always vote in favor of whatever party gives them the most. But since we're on the matter, it's only fair to let them also own guns but they absolutely will not support that.

[–] Dii_Casses [OP] 1 points (+1|-0)

This doesn't do anything at all. Shell companies, multiple smaller donations, funneled funds, etc are the result of this.

Well it gives additional incentive to launder donations in smaller pieces to leverage that 6x multiplier.