Do you feel the voting procedures need looked at or changed?

49ersfan · Veteran

(This is for the US people mostly but if you have knowledge of system respond if you like)

I have to do a panel discussion in one of my classes for college. I thought it would be a good idea to ask others how they feel on this. (If you are from another country you must know something about the American voting system in order to give a good response). Im going to include a poll question and a number of other questions. This could be a long winded answer to some of you. That is okay. This is going to help me get data to how the public feels on the system.

1. First is the Poll questions. Please answer it. It is the most important to our discussion.

Do you think the voting procedures (in the US) need to be looked at or changed to make it more convient and precise?

2.

Do you think the electoral collage is something of the past or would you keep it?

3.

Do you think the Popular vote should have more baring.
(example: Gore won the popular and Bush won the electorial.

4.

If you elect to keep the electoral collage do you think we should give a certain number of electors to the popular vote?

5.

How would you change the system.

6.

Do you think making it more than one day would help?

7.

Do you think adding an internet voting system would help and produce more of a turnout?

8.

How much of the "Im a Republican" "Im a Democrat" should be played into the voting. (In other words just because you are republican you vote for the republican.)

9.

Do you think the canidates personal lives should be kept out of the ads?
With this one do you think the negative ads cause less voter turnout because people just start to not care?

10.

Would an Undecided help on the balloting? (this would make it so you don't have to vote on canidates your not sure on) For example if you dont know who you want for the pres but you do for the others on the ballot at that time, then you could go through and vote for who you want and pick undecided for the ones you dont know. This would also make it so the third party nominee doesnt get votes that could very well go to another canidate.

11.

Do you think this is an important issue? Take into consideration the Florida voting system. It has caused scandal twice now. The recent elections and the Presidential elections. (the weird thing is President Bushs brother (Jeb) is the gov of that state. (both times went towards republicans)

I will and anything I forgot later. Thanks in Advance to any of you who respond.

49ersfan · Veteran

Can a moderator add this to the poll question:

Don't Know Have to look into it (or dont care)

I forgot to click add option. Sorry

Thanks

defska17 · Hall of Famer

I added it for ya

Now for your questions:

1. Yes (I voted)
2. I dont like it, but I dont think we can get rid of it
3. Yes I do
4. N/A
5. Beside utilyzing technology more (computer voting systems), I think the popular vote should be the most important.
6. Yes, that is something I never thought of, good idea

7. I would be more obliged to vote over the internet, but I am not sure how secure/reliable you could make it. It would be hard to make sure each person votes only once.
8. Not at all
9. Yes I do, it is none of our business, and who really cares? I think it may have an effect on voter turnout, yes.
10. No, cause you dont have to vote for every category anyways
11. I think it is important for obvious reasons, yes.

Hope that helps

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1. Yes especially for those with bad eye sight or horrible reading comprehension.

2. Something of the past and should be heavily modified or thrown into the trash.

3. Popular vote should have much importance on a nation wide scale instead of just getting state electoral votes. Something very similar to the Bush v. Gore event happened sometime after the Civil War yet still no change has come of the voting processes.

4. Do you mean if a canidate gets the popular vote nation wide (s)he should get electoral votes? If so then yes and somewhere around 25 - 50 votes should be awarded.

5. I would change the voting system by giving some kind of benefit to the voters, whether it be money, food, bonds, or something of value that could draw more people out to vote. Also making the ballot system eaiser to use might bring more accurate results like touch screens. And make the popular vote count for electing the president, so that Gore would be prez this year for example.

And if the eletoral system must be kept then the percentage of votes by state should determine how many electoral votes are recieved, not a winner takes all.

6. Making it more than one day would allow more time for people to vote and be much more flexible for their schedules.

7. I would like a internet voting option and I think it would produce more of a turnout with the younger age groups.

8. Your voting should be based on your views not on your political affiliation. If I relate better to a Green Party canidate then that is who I am voting for.

9. As long as the canidate is not commiting murder I could care less about his/her personal life. Negative ads being put out by both or all sides can make it seem like a child's fight ands that could put off some would be voters.

10. I think defska already cleared this up.

11. I'd say this is a very important issue and the system is in need of some serious modification.
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49ersfan · Veteran

Ruthurford B Hayes and James G. Blaine election is the one your talking about.

Rutherford Birchard Hayes

Born: 10/4/1822
Birthplace: Delaware, Ohio

Rutherford Birchard Hayes was born in Delaware, Ohio, on Oct. 4, 1822. A graduate of Kenyon College and the Harvard Law School, he practiced law in Lower Sandusky (now Fremont) and then in Cincinnati. In 1852 he married Lucy Webb. A Whig, he joined the Republican party in 1855. During the Civil War he rose to major general. He served in the House of Representatives from 1865 to 1867 and then confirmed a reputation for honesty and efficiency in two terms as Governor of Ohio (1868–72). His election to a third term in 1875 made him the logical candidate for those Republicans who wished to stop James G. Blaine in 1876, and he was nominated.

The result of the election was in doubt for some time and hinged upon disputed returns from South Carolina, Louisiana, Florida, and Oregon. Samuel J. Tilden, the Democrat, had the larger popular vote but was adjudged by the strictly partisan decisions of the Electoral Commission to have one fewer electoral vote, 185 to 184. The national acceptance of this result was due in part to the general understanding that Hayes would pursue a conciliatory policy toward the South. He withdrew the troops from the South, took a conservative position on financial and labor issues, and urged civil service reform.

Hayes served only one term by his own wish and spent the rest of his life in various humanitarian endeavors. He died in Fremont on Jan. 17, 1893.

Died: 1/17/1893

Nothing was done then. Probably because it was the only election to ever be that close and they thought it would probably never happen again.

Thanks for your input hope more people will help with their input.

Wedge231 · VIP

I have no opinion. I think the system has good and bad points.
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