Stop Domestic Voter Abuse, Restore Fair Elections: Ban Mail Voting


Stop Domestic Voter Abuse, Restore Fair Elections: Ban Mail Voting
The Issue
Stop Domestic Voter Abuse, Restore Fair Elections: Ban Mail Voting (with at most extremely limited exceptions) in every state.
The secret ballot is recognized globally as a human right: but a vote cast by mail does not protect the voter's secrecy in a safe space like a polling location. Behind closed curtains, so no one knows it is happening, a vote can be coerced by domestic partners [ the CDC says 49% of women and 46% of men experience coercive control by a partner in their lifetime, would voting be an exception?], employers or unions or others and can tilt elections, as evidence from around the world, history, and logic explain.
Human nature has not magically changed to prevent an exact repeat of problems this country suffered through before.
Voting was not secret for this country's first century; votes were cast publicly. That led to the growth of such widespread problems, including violence and deaths, that in 1889 President Grover Cleveland declared they had become: "perils which threaten the existence of our free institutions, the preservation of our national honor, and the perpetuity of our country." Most states adopted them over the next few years.
It is crucial in this toxic political era that we prevent an internet accelerated repeat of that era with an internet accelerated campaign for reform to restore the secret ballot by banning mail voting (with at most extremely limited exceptions if no other approach can be found). You need to pass this along to others and help them grasp why this issue is important.
For detailed logic and cites supporting these concerns, see TheBigIllusion.com . People have blind spots preventing them from taking the problems seriously. That site addresses those and can help you persuade others. It also addresses other major problems with our democracy hiding in plain sight: but you do not need to agree with anything it says to agree we need to Stop Domestic Voter Abuse and Restore Fair Elections by Banning Mail Voting (with at most extremely limited exceptions).
[Note: This just started, so don't be discouraged if there aren't many signers yet. Petitions for individual states will be started when enough national support is shown. Supporters will be notified here, or TheBigIllusion.com has a newsletter for updates on varied issues. Donations on Change.org are for their site, not the petition creator, tip the author at TheBigIllusion.com]

59
The Issue
Stop Domestic Voter Abuse, Restore Fair Elections: Ban Mail Voting (with at most extremely limited exceptions) in every state.
The secret ballot is recognized globally as a human right: but a vote cast by mail does not protect the voter's secrecy in a safe space like a polling location. Behind closed curtains, so no one knows it is happening, a vote can be coerced by domestic partners [ the CDC says 49% of women and 46% of men experience coercive control by a partner in their lifetime, would voting be an exception?], employers or unions or others and can tilt elections, as evidence from around the world, history, and logic explain.
Human nature has not magically changed to prevent an exact repeat of problems this country suffered through before.
Voting was not secret for this country's first century; votes were cast publicly. That led to the growth of such widespread problems, including violence and deaths, that in 1889 President Grover Cleveland declared they had become: "perils which threaten the existence of our free institutions, the preservation of our national honor, and the perpetuity of our country." Most states adopted them over the next few years.
It is crucial in this toxic political era that we prevent an internet accelerated repeat of that era with an internet accelerated campaign for reform to restore the secret ballot by banning mail voting (with at most extremely limited exceptions if no other approach can be found). You need to pass this along to others and help them grasp why this issue is important.
For detailed logic and cites supporting these concerns, see TheBigIllusion.com . People have blind spots preventing them from taking the problems seriously. That site addresses those and can help you persuade others. It also addresses other major problems with our democracy hiding in plain sight: but you do not need to agree with anything it says to agree we need to Stop Domestic Voter Abuse and Restore Fair Elections by Banning Mail Voting (with at most extremely limited exceptions).
[Note: This just started, so don't be discouraged if there aren't many signers yet. Petitions for individual states will be started when enough national support is shown. Supporters will be notified here, or TheBigIllusion.com has a newsletter for updates on varied issues. Donations on Change.org are for their site, not the petition creator, tip the author at TheBigIllusion.com]

59
Petition Updates
Share this petition
Petition created on May 21, 2023