10 STEPS TOWARD ELECTION REFORM
1) IMPARTIAL ELECTORAL INSTITUTIONS
2) TRANSPARENT PUBLIC COUNTING OF THE VOTES; POSSIBLE REFORMS INCLUDE:
- REPLACE VOTING MACHINES WITH VOTER-MARKED HAND-COUNTED PAPER BALLOTS
- OR DO BOTH MACHINE COUNTS & 100% HAND COUNTS
- ACCESS TO BALLOT IMAGES
- PHOTOGRAPH BALLOTS PUBLICLY AND ITEMIZE BALLOTS ONLINE
3) WHERE MACHINE ARE IN USE - VOTER-MARKED PAPER BALLOTS, REAL SECURITY & MEANINGFUL AUDITS
4) UNIVERSAL VOTER REGISTRATION
5) PUBLIC FINANCING OF CAMPAIGNS
6) CIVICS GRADES 3 - 12(emphasize participation and multiple points of view)
7) 3RD PARTY DEBATE & BALLOT ACCESS
8) MODIFY THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE
9) RESTORE VOTING RIGHTS TO EX-FELONS
10) MANDATE ISSUE-BASED COVERAGE ON NETWORKS