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Voting is the foundational act that breathes life into the principle of the consent of the governed.

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Topics: Act Breathes Consent Foundational Governed Life Principle Voting

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When I was growing up, we used to play basketball in a park that was never shoveled when it snowed. The basketball rims were never fixed. And we understood then that there was a relationship between public policy and our quality of life.

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Topics: Basketball Between Fixed Growing Growing Up Life Never Our Park Play Play Basketball Policy Public Public Policy Quality Quality Of Life Relationship Then Understood Up Used Were

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And when people in power can stay in power they do very little to tinker with the apparatus that put them in power.

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Topics: Apparatus Little People Power Put Stay Them Tinker Very

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Beyond that, states had to also have electronic voting machines that made it possible for people who are physically handicapped to vote in private... and the computerized voting machine made it very easy for, particularly, the blind.

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Topics: Also Beyond Blind Easy Electronic Had Handicapped Machine Machines Made Particularly People Physically Possible Private States Very Vote Voting Who

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I found that there is very little interest in Washington for true election reform. That neither the White House nor either house of the Congress seems to be as committed to guaranteeing democratic participation in this country as we seem to be in other countries.

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Topics: Committed Congress Countries Country Democratic Either Election Found House Interest Little Neither Nor Other Other Countries Participation Reform Seem Seems True Very Washington White White House

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I started out as a 16 year old registering people to vote.

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Topics: Old Out People Started Vote Year

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I was the Secretary of State of New Jersey in November 2000. I paid careful attention to the challenges that stemmed from inadequate voting systems in various places.

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Topics: Attention Careful Challenges Inadequate Jersey New New Jersey November Paid Places Secretary State Systems Various Voting

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It's an embarrassment that we don't have a broad enough consensus among political leaders that true reform should take place. I could count the members of Congress on one hand that took these issues seriously.

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Topics: Among Broad Congress Consensus Could Count Embarrassment Enough Hand Issues Leaders Members Place Political Political Leaders Reform Seriously Should Take Took True

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My sense was that most of the elected officials in Washington - in their heart of hearts - really believe that the system can't be too bad because it produced them.

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Topics: Bad Because Believe Elected Elected Officials Heart Hearts Most Officials Produced Really Sense System Them Too Washington

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The Election Assistance Commission represents a major, unprecedented commitment from the federal government to sustained freedom and vibrant democracy. I am humbled by the prospect of being one its charter members.

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Topics: Am Assistance Being Charter Commission Commitment Democracy Election Federal Federal Government Freedom Government Humbled Major Members Prospect Represents Sustained Unprecedented Vibrant I Am

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: August 20th, 1951

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