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DeForest Soaries
DeForest Soaries
American Politician
Born: Aug 20, 1951
Congress Democracy Election People Vote Voting
Related authors: Alexander Hamilton Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Benjamin Franklin Bernie Sanders John F. Kerry Nancy Pelosi Robert Kennedy Shirley Chisholm
Voting is the foundational act that breathes life into the principle of the consent of the governed. DeForest Soaries
Life Voting Principle Governed Breathes Act Foundational Consent
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. DeForest Soaries
Political Seriously Congress Enough Took Broad Embarrassment Members Could Take Count Leaders True Issues Hand Political Leaders Reform Place Should Among Consensus
And when people in power can stay in power they do very little to tinker with the apparatus that put them in power. DeForest Soaries
People Power Stay Put Very Tinker Little Them Apparatus
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. DeForest Soaries
Election Country White White House Congress Other Other Countries Neither Seem Seems True Countries Participation House Democratic Nor Very Reform Committed Either Interest Little Washington Found Guaranteeing
I started out as a 16 year old registering people to vote. DeForest Soaries
Vote People Old Year Out Year-Old Registering Started
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. DeForest Soaries
Challenges Voting November State Secretary Systems Various Stemmed Attention New New Jersey Places Inadequate Paid Jersey Careful
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. DeForest Soaries
Government Freedom Democracy Commitment Election Members Unprecedented Charter Federal Federal Government Prospect Major Am Commission Vibrant Represents Being Sustained Assistance Humbled
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 these standards are required to be voluntary. DeForest Soaries
Voting Type Having Voluntary Particular Because Equipment Any Required Standards Even Recall Basis
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, technically, today there is no document, no standard, no law that says that that's wrong. DeForest Soaries
Today Democracy You Vote Law Technically Say Intimidation Says No Law Wrong Hours Document Without Line Burdens Six Means Stand Standard Right
When Congress passed the Help America Vote Act in 2002, I was thrilled to learn that the federal government would offer resources to all states to assist them in enhancing the voting process in America. DeForest Soaries
Government Vote Voting Congress Resources States Would Thrilled Federal Federal Government Learn Passed Offer America Process Them Act Help Enhancing Assist
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
Freedom Democracy Confidence Voting Our Diluted Secure Impaired Access Public Public Access Less Suffers

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