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Daily Digest for Sunday, Apr 5, 2020

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Steve Ivy

Seeing calls for national mail-in voting based on success in WA/OR, which seems like a good idea on its face. However I believe those two states are majority white (78%/86% respectively)… anyone looked into how that’s working for poorer and underprivileged communities in those states? #voting

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Observations in Election Redesign

Jared Marcotte on Turnout.rocks: Los Angeles County Primary: Observations in Election Redesign

Some may also advocate for all-mail voting, pointing to states like Colorado and Washington that enjoy higher rates of participation. There are highly migratory populations that have participation problems if mailed ballots are the only option. There’s another concern around mail ballots: with so many jurisdictions looking to quickly switch to this model, no one knows what kind of strain this will put on the postal system.

So yeah, there are going to be issues with mail-in #voting for voters - while eligible - who do not have a permanent address, something many of us take for granted. Ultimately, solutions to fair and free #elections are going to have to be multi-modal.

#elections #voting

Steve Ivy

The other state with good mail-in ballots is Colorado - 87% white, relatively affluent. I think national mail-in balloting is a great idea, but can’t possibly be the only option.

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