One- voter registration requires a passing grade on a relatively simple civics test. Think of it as similar to getting your Driver's License. It should not be outlandish to expect a passing grade on a simple 50-100 question Civics test in order to retain Voting Rights & Privilege. This could circumvent criminal exclusions as well, where Felons are unable to vote. Remove that restriction entirely. Anyone who can pass the Voter Registration Exam is cleared for voting. This keeps the brain-dead sheep & politically uninterested from voting out of peer pressure and media-driven cultural hype machines. This would also make it EXTREMELY difficult for anyone to fraud the election because every vote would have to be linked to an individual who has passed the test. It seems to me that this would pretty much eliminate the need for signature verification, ballot curing, or whatever. You go in knowing how the voting process works and how to make sure your voice is heard.
Two- for every election, every voter should be encouraged to complete a political compass test that asks them various questions about social issues, economic issues, foreign policy issues, etc. At the end of the test all of their answers are aggregated. Based on their answers, they are suggested politicians whose track record of voting and policy proposals most closely matches their personal beliefs. This would go a long way in getting people to vote for people that represent their personal and community needs & wants.
I believe making those two modifications to the voting process would clear up a lot of the hatred, vitriol, confusion & general fuckery that seems to go hand-in-hand with every election.
I'd support a constitutional amendment limiting voting to those who are actively employed (or, in general paying taxes).
With exceptions for retirees and the disabled who did work previously.
This system could be gamed too, but it's better than "universal suffrage".
they're called landowners.
Not dependent on the government.
I have 2 ideas:
One- voter registration requires a passing grade on a relatively simple civics test. Think of it as similar to getting your Driver's License. It should not be outlandish to expect a passing grade on a simple 50-100 question Civics test in order to retain Voting Rights & Privilege. This could circumvent criminal exclusions as well, where Felons are unable to vote. Remove that restriction entirely. Anyone who can pass the Voter Registration Exam is cleared for voting. This keeps the brain-dead sheep & politically uninterested from voting out of peer pressure and media-driven cultural hype machines. This would also make it EXTREMELY difficult for anyone to fraud the election because every vote would have to be linked to an individual who has passed the test. It seems to me that this would pretty much eliminate the need for signature verification, ballot curing, or whatever. You go in knowing how the voting process works and how to make sure your voice is heard.
Two- for every election, every voter should be encouraged to complete a political compass test that asks them various questions about social issues, economic issues, foreign policy issues, etc. At the end of the test all of their answers are aggregated. Based on their answers, they are suggested politicians whose track record of voting and policy proposals most closely matches their personal beliefs. This would go a long way in getting people to vote for people that represent their personal and community needs & wants.
I believe making those two modifications to the voting process would clear up a lot of the hatred, vitriol, confusion & general fuckery that seems to go hand-in-hand with every election.