Author: Sandra Brownrigg
What is the issue? The insecurity of mail-in voting.
The issue I’d hoped to highlight is my sudden realization about how risky the mail-in ballot system is. I think that has been accomplished. Anyone who has followed this story now knows with clarity what is legal and how important election integrity is. I don’t think filing a complaint in this instance will help reform the insecure mail-in ballot process.
Colorado is not the only state trying to surmount the security challenges related to mail in voting. Maryland has concerns as well. Common Cause says voting by mail can increase turnout by 4-5%.
However, the New York Times says voter fraud is “…vastly more prevalent than the in-person voting fraud that has attracted far more attention…” They add “In the last presidential election, 35.5 million voters requested absentee ballots, but only 27.9 million absentee votes were counted, according to a study by Charles Stewart III, a political scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.”
If one cannot reasonably guarantee the security and authenticity of the ballots, then the convenience is not worth the risk. …
David’s Life Rule #14: Criticize ideas, not people.
Let’s put the polarizing personal attacks aside and work together on the issues on which we can agree. Let’s work together to pull resources necessary to address these life-threatening issues with the same vigor we’ve put to use in the school board election. Let’s come together for our children on this, not least so that we can grow our cooperation and lessen our division. …
