Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

Election reform commission to hold final hearing (Carter-Baker Commission)

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread
This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » Latest Breaking News Donate to DU
 
sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-05 03:39 PM
Original message
Election reform commission to hold final hearing (Carter-Baker Commission)
<<SNIP>>
http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D8B1FUVO0.html

Election reform commission to hold final hearing

06/29/2005

By WENDY BENJAMINSON / Associated Press


A politically diverse slew of election experts, including a former president and several former congressional leaders, will begin to discuss ways to streamline, secure and ease access to Election Day around the country.

The Carter-Baker Commission — named for its co-chairmen, President Jimmy Carter and ex-Secretary of State James A. Baker III — is to hold its second and final public hearing at Rice University on Thursday.

"The idea is for these commission members to stand above the political arena and think about how do we solve and modify the problems that still exist," commission executive director Robert Pastor said.

The commission — roughly one-third Democrats, one-third Republicans and one-third nonpartisan — first met in April in Washington.

"We've heard what went wrong and what needs to be addressed," said Pastor, who with Carter has organized the monitoring of elections around the world. "The commission is now going to focus on improving the process."

<</SNIP>>
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
Parche Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-05 03:44 PM
Response to Original message
1. commission
Until they get rid of electronic voting machines
no election will be safe


Destroy all of them
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Raster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-05 04:54 PM
Response to Original message
2. james baker on an election reform commission??? the bfee consiglorie?
You've got to be kidding, right? He's the legal arm of the bush* family evil empire, and one of the MAIN reasons we're stuck with the lame-ass excuse for a president.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
LightningFlash Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-05 05:13 PM
Response to Original message
3. Yeah sure Carter, you ass.
Look support this legislation right NOW.

http://www.commoncause.org/site/pp.asp?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=196480
http://www.commoncause.org/site/pp.asp?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=672335

It is long overdue to pass through, if you care about reform at all....

:thumbsdown:
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view 
this author's profile Click to add 
this author to your buddy list Click to add 
this author to your Ignore list Tue Apr 30th 2024, 06:16 AM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » Latest Breaking News Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators


Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC