October 3, 2006 - Marylander's Need to Vote by Mail

I agree with Dick Tatlow’s recommendations in support of Maryland adopting a vote-by-mail system in order to “increase voting, decrease fraud, [and] increase accuracy” (“Let everyone vote through the mail”, 9-28.)

Oregon’s vote-by-mail system has proven to be a success with 81% of Oregonians preferring it to voting at polling stations; Oregon has consistently higher voter “turnouts” than the national average; Oregon has evidently had no claims of fraudulent election results since they implemented their vote-by-mail system.

In addition to voting by mail, I also support two other voting reforms: automatic voter registration based on state income tax filings and drivers license registration, and the inclusion of representatives from all political parties with candidates on the ballot (Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Populist, Republican, etc.) to monitor the counting of ballots at each county election board headquarters on election day.

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