MA: Mideast Electoral Reform Act (Statute)

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Is the primary voting booth operator already prohibited from being someone who is a candidate in the election?  If not, it would make sense to change that as well if we are moving to a secret ballot - since a candidate is generally the most likely person one would want to keep a ballot secret from.

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We still need some way for a voting administrator to be chosen if the governor is "unavailable."

and I think you meant either/or instead of neither/nor in I.2.

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We still need some way for a voting administrator to be chosen if the governor is "unavailable."

Nah, the Constitution has that covered.

only so long as the Gov, Lt Gov, Speaker and Judge aren't all up for election 

Should this act be a constitutional amendment?  It's a pretty fundamental change.

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How does voting absentee change it?

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I think we should consider making this a legislative referendum.  It's a major change and the populace ought to have a say.

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I think we should consider making this a legislative referendum.  It's a major change and the populace ought to have a say.

There are basically two constitutional ways to make this bill a legislative referendum. The Assembly can either pass the bill and four or more citizens will then publicly protest the measure or the Assembly rejects the bill and I can refer it to the people by way of a proposition.

We could probably get the necessary 4 citizens to get this to a referendum. 

yeah, I might just vote for this and then sign the referendum petition.

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Nay

I just realized the part about the voting booth administrator not being someone up for election is no longer in this.  I can't support it in this case.

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Nay

I just realized the part about the voting booth administrator not being someone up for election is no longer in this.  I can't support it in this case.

Inks is right, that only works with a distorted interpretation of the constitution. I think we have enough safety mechanisms in place to prevent that being an issue.

I just think it introduces an advantage if one candidate can see a person's vote and another candidate can't.