AppsJacks' Take on the Troubled USA Voting and Election Systems
- Eric, Bruce, Larry, Louise (Larry's wife), David, Mike Pritchard, Lisa (Mike's Guest, leadership coach), April, Susan Stringer, Scott Pierce (knows John Sechrest), John, Scott Elliott
- John
- Election administrator
- "Australian Secret Ballot"
- Data
- Who voted and how they voted
- Scott Pierce
- Civic Engagement
- Voting
- Other Mechanisms
- Accountability of Rep
- How to know when reps vote 'against public opinion'
- Australia has fines for not voting - Mandatory voting - Disincentive
- Problems with homeless?
- They have a social safety net
- Scott was from Australia
- 58% in USA
- 94% in USA
- Does rank choice voting
- Aussies also primarily have two-party system
- Germany
- Green party had a big impact
- England - David
- Simple majority
- Brexit, like Trump, was a close call
- Is a two-party system good enough?
- Term Length
- Security, Privacy, Transparency
- "Mechanisms of Influence" - Scott P.
- Voting
- Lobbying
- Gerrymandering
- Fundraising
- Reforms and Solutions
- Risk
- John
- We're barely hackable - Russians didn't and couldn't make it very far
- Political Media Complex - Scott P.
- Questions
- How would we know public sentiment (signals, polls, etc.) early?
- We know where the money comes from but where does it go *to*? - David
- Majorities and Decisions
- Electoral Collect
- Process
- For Death Penalty?
- 50%
- 2/3 vote
- Literacy and who votes? Tie to education...
- Levels
- Primaries
- Issues - Larry says
- Top 2
- No party declaration required
- Heuristics, Cheats and Guides
- Progressive Voters Guides
- Influenced by money - John says
- Pamphlet
- Voters Guide from the Stranger - Lisa
- Commercials
- News & Media
- New Media like podcasts
- Social Media
- Friends & Family
- Corruption & Inequality
- Citizens United - Scott P. mentions
- Tech
- John
- April
- What is the impact of the votes I've made?
- How would I know the impact I made?
- What were the outcomes?
- Voter registration process
- Requirements
- Location
- Citizenship
- Membership
- Paying
- WIIFM
- Technology
- Access
- Voter Suppression
- Voting Methods
- Day
- Channel
- Vote by Mail
- People less connected, at home
- Absentee
- Electronic
- Kids
- Mock Voting in Schools - John
- In Person
- Mechanism
- Getting Involved - What, So What, Now What?
- Indivisible
- Barbra
- Get involved locally
- Can be non-partisan and more about issues
- Lobby
- Third Party - John
- John
- Fair Vote http://www.fairvotewa.org/
- Louise
- Small groups that role up into larger groups
- Scott
- Pinion https://www.pinionvote.com/
- Tender for politics meets wikipedia for polls
- Take Action Network
- Election Trust - John
- Govurn - John
- Work with and on the kids! - John & Susan
- When public opinion corresponds with the voting - Scott P.
- Trump is "only President of the United States" - John
- "Bush on the Couch" book - Bruce
- Nick Hannauer - The Pitchforks Are Coming - Bruce
- Next Meeting
- Round two on the political topic
