Wednesday, February 09, 2011

Vote Centers: More Convenient for Voters or the State? | Project Vote Blog

There’s a bill that was passed by the Indiana legislature this week that would allow counties to establish “vote centers,” reducing the number of precinct-based polling places traditionally available on Election Day. The good news is that any registered voter in the county can vote in any vote center. But scratch the surface, and here comes the bad news. According to the bill, only one vote center need be established for every 10,000 active voters in the county. To say the least, this compares rather unfavorably with the usual polling places, which typically serve a number more like ONE thousand voters than TEN thousand.
http://www.projectvote.org/blog/?p=1231
I believe the debate is still open on this issue, as positive arguments to consider besides the opposing at the link above, is: 1) voters may have to sacrifice some if their cities' budgets are strapped, 2) constituents had the opportunity to contact the bill's legislators before it could be passed, and 3) most voters already drive to their polling places. Citizens have to be willing to sacrifice to a reasonable extent if the government's budget is hurting.

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