He tells us: “ "The best way to restore citizen confidence in the integrity of the election process is to reduce the complexity of that process," Kimsey said.
No Greg… it isn’t. In fact, it’s not even close.
The BEST way would be the way advocated in each and every Sam Reed bogus dog and pony show held around the state earlier this year.
The BEST way would be to cancel all current voter registrations.
The BEST way would be to require everyone to re-register.
The BEST way would be to require proof of citizenship when re-registering.
The BEST way would be to require legal photo-ID to sign up for mail-only ballots.
The BEST way would be to require legal photo-ID to vote at a polling place.
In fact, of ALL of the “ways” open to restore voter confidence, “reducing complexity” is the LEAST important.
The County Auditor should remember… like the issue of felon voters, this isn’t about HIM. This is about taking the necessary steps to make sure that the ONLY people voting are those who are SUPPOSED to be ABLE to vote… complexity be damned.
And frankly, I fail to see where going to this option does anything to accomplish that.
Commissioners hear all-mail voting plan
Thursday, June 16, 2005
By ERIN MIDDLEWOOD, Columbian staff writer
Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey made his pitch for switching to all-mail elections to a receptive slate of county commissioners on Wednesday.
They plan to vote on the proposal Tuesday.
"I'm ready to move forward with it," Commissioner Betty Sue Morris said.
If commissioners vote for the change, the Sept. 20 primary election would be conducted by mail.
A handful of sparsely populated Washington counties, including Skamania County, already have been conducting all elections by mail. This year, lawmakers opened the option to all counties. They show no signs of turning back to the late 1980s, when ballots were mailed only to voters who would be out of town on election day.
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