Michael Waldman -- former White House
Speechwriter for Bill Clinton and current Executive Director of the
Brennan Center for Justice at New York University . He
just published a groundbreaking article on "Fixing the
Vote" on Newsweek.com.
In
Addition, Waldman has just released a new book that investigates
what America can do to avoid the 2000 and 2004 election booth
debacles. Now that we have 2 candidates racing toward the November
presidential election -- Over 80% of Americans feel this country is
on the wrong track. The first step to getting us back on track is
to make sure our election systems are ready for the task of
counting the votes.
In his new book A Return to Common Sense: Seven Bold Ways
to Revitalize Democracy.
Waldman shares seven solutions to transform voting in America
:
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End Voter Registration as we know
it
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Fix electronic voting
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Create fair elections through public
funding
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Close the electoral
college
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End partisan
gerrymandering
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Curb executive power by restoring checks and
balances
