Electoral Systems and Election Integrity

Electoral Systems and Election Integrity

Position: Fair and free elections that maximize participation are critical to representative government.

Action: Support public education on integrity in our local election system and the potential for disruptive disinformation campaigns or voter suppression. Work with others, such as local registrars, in assuring accuracy in our voting system.

Support voting measures that enhance voter access and voter participation such as no requirement for a witness with absentee ballots or to show a photo ID at a voting location; and advocate for secure drop off locations with drop box locks or seals, and staffing location with manned and/or video camera surveillance.

Support voting precincts of the Charlottesville area having sufficient resources to implement cyber security practices and state certification of all election equipment such as electronic pollbooks, ballot scanners and secure transfer of tabulation data.

Support transparency, security, and accountability in local post-election audits and risk-limiting audits which follow best practices and are done using state standards.

Support dissemination of local voting information by public announcements and offering non-partisan candidate forums.

Support use of auditable, re-countable voter verified paper ballots marked by hand or, for voters with disabilities, the use of a ballot marking device that produces a paper or card ballot.

Support the method (or system) of Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) for local elections which allows all candidates to be ranked. Support citizen education on RCV.

 

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