True Universal Sufferage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plans continue to open the California Recall Election to
voters from around the world, on the theory that we all have a stake in
what happens in California and are all effected by the decisions of the
chief executive of the world’s 7th largest economy, an information and entertainment
economy which increasingly transcends state lines and national borders.

We are organizing an online voting system so that anyone who takes an
interest and feels empowered can cast a vote on both ballot questions:
Should Gray Davis be recalled? If so, who should replace him? (Choose one
out of 134 candidates)

To make things more real, and to add an element of participatory democracy,
we are recruiting 100 registered California voters who are prepared to
pledge their votes, on a pro-rated percentage basis, to the winners of
our on-line virtual election. These delegates must be prepared to receive
voting instructions 1 hour before the official close of voting and get
to their polling places in time to make their votes, and the votes of all
of the on-line participants, count.

This should be fairly easy to do, and seems to me to be completely
legal, even traditional. I’m sure there are many hundreds of worthy loonies
in California who would be willing to sign on to a thrilling project like
this, and as to legality, although I am sure it is illegal to sell or extort
votes or otherwise force someone to cast their vote for a candidate other
than their true favorite, the principle of pledged delegates voting for
whoever they represent wants elected is ensconced in the US Constitution
in the form of the Electoral College.

In addition to registered California voters willing to act as electors,
we need programmers to help with the site set-up to ensure an accurate
count and prompt communication of the results to the electors (and the electorate). If interested,
please respond.

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