Damn nannies.
From the Denver Post:
Western elected officials, including Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler, told a presidential commission Thursday that the U.S. Postal Service and a lack of voter education are among some of the voting system's biggest weaknesses.
Election officials from New Mexico, Oregon and Los Angeles said recent improvements made in their states may be undercut by the financially troubled Postal Service.
"We're rapidly moving to a single point of failure in our elections system," Gessler told the bipartisan panel appointed by President Barack Obama in March.
The nation is also in need of a refresher in current voting regulations and practices, said Donetta Davidson, a former Colorado secretary of state who is the current executive director of the Colorado County Clerks Association.
"Our job in the future is trying to educate the voters better," Davidson told the commissioners. "That will take away some of the problems counties have been experiencing."
Read more: Obama advisers hear weaknesses of the U.S. voting system in Denver - The Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/nationalpolitics/ci_23826275/obama-advisers-hear-weaknesses-u-s-voting-system#ixzz2bSkjCMC5
So, how does she plan on doing this, especially when there are different laws about voting in different states, counties and cities.
If you are stupid enough not to know rules about voting in your neighborhood and/or you don't seek help, then you shouldn't be allowed to vote. Voting is a right but also a privilege for most people and if they don't follow the rules, you shouldn't be allowed to vote.
So no, we don't need voter education nationwide, we need voters who take their vote seriously.
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