When discussing election reforms it is important to remember the difference between a ballot and a vote. A ballot is a piece of paper with ovals, while a vote is completed by a person lawfully entitled to cast a ballot. Every illegally cast ballot disenfranchises a citizen who cast a lawful vote.
Electing candidates we trust to lead our institutions is the most essential right and responsibility we have as citizens. No person, whether a local school board member or President of the United States, possesses any authority except that which is granted by eligible voters in an honest election.
For this reason, every eligible citizen’s access to the ballot must be protected, and elections must be conducted in a manner that guarantees every citizen’s lawful vote is accurately counted. Simply put, elections should be conducted so it is easy to vote and hard to cheat.
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