Voting System Plank in the Boulder County Democratic Platform

[Lou Puls <lpuls@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

As I understand it, the Boulder County Democratic Party adopted a plank 
in their proposed Platform 2004 entitled "The Voting System" (under the 
subheading "Campaign Reform and the Media") as follows:

*    We support implementation of a system of Instant Runoff Voting 
which would ensure the election of the candidate preferred by most 
voters, eliminate the problem of spoiler candidates knocking off major 
candidates, eliminate the need for costly separate run-off elections, 
and promote coalition-building and more positive campaigning.

*    We support anonymous, full-text, verifiable paper ballots being 
used in Colorado until electronic voting standards have been set by the 
National Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers [sic] (IEEE) 
[sic]. Standards should include open source software that can be 
examined by any interested party, and a transparent, auditable process 
that allows for independent verification in both counting and recounts 
of ballots cast and counted.

*      We support elimination of the Electoral College, and the 
implementation of a one-person one-vote system for the election of the 
President.

I also understand the Boulder Dems website once had an input link for 
suggestions in the further development of their Platform 2004.

Still hoping to have my ballot really counted,
Lou