What we say is that democracy means that you have the right to vote without intimidation and undue burdens. But if you stand in line for six hours, t…

- Deforest Soaries

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 unde…

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We have no basis for having a recall of any particular type of voting equipment because there are no standards. And when we do have standards, even t…

- Deforest Soaries

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

- Deforest Soaries

It's an embarrassment that we don't have a broad enough consensus among political leaders that true reform should take place.

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Voting in this country has essentially been relegated to a very fledging group of election officials, who receive no training and operate on shoestri…

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When public access to voting is impaired or when public confidence in voting is diluted, democracy suffers and our freedom is less secure.

- Deforest Soaries

Democracy means that you have the right to vote without intimidation and undue burdens.

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