Our focus must first be on the integrity of the ballot - without which the government itself has no legitimacy
8. Vote counts shall be completed by the state within 24 hours of polls closing.
That seems a bit generous. If the polls close at 7pm locally (#2, above), shouldn't every state be able to complete their count by, say, 7am?
You're right, they should. They'll squawk regardless of what timeline we put them to!
A pox upon me for not first saying that this is a great column.
This is a great column.
8. Vote counts shall be completed by the state within 24 hours of polls closing.
That seems a bit generous. If the polls close at 7pm locally (#2, above), shouldn't every state be able to complete their count by, say, 7am?
You're right, they should. They'll squawk regardless of what timeline we put them to!
A pox upon me for not first saying that this is a great column.
This is a great column.