AND, where voters pay to mail their ballots in it is a Poll Tax.
Florida voters will have long ballots to complete on Election day (click here)
Published: September 11, 2012
— Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau
i. Paperwork Reduction Act (click here)
During the 1992 legislative session, chapter 282, Florida Statutes,
was amended by the passage of the Information Resources
Management and Paperwork Reduction Act.28 The Act placed special
emphasis on reducing the government’s paperwork burden.29 The
amendments called for the specific reduction of paperwork associated
with the collection and dissemination of government information
to and from individuals, small businesses, educational institutions,
state agencies, and local governments....
Florida voters will have long ballots to complete on Election day (click here)
Published: September 11, 2012
— Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau
TALLAHASSEE -- Brace yourselves, Florida voters: The election ballot you'll see this fall is longer than ever.
It's so long that voters will have to fill out multiple sheets with races on both sides, then feed those multiple pages through ballot scanners, one page at a time.
It's a pocketbook issue, too: Some people who vote by mail will have to dig deeper and pay at least 65 cents postage and up to $1.50 to return their multi-page ballots in heavier envelopes....
The Electronic Signature Act of 1996 contains a section on Paperwork Reduction.
i. Paperwork Reduction Act (click here)
During the 1992 legislative session, chapter 282, Florida Statutes,
was amended by the passage of the Information Resources
Management and Paperwork Reduction Act.28 The Act placed special
emphasis on reducing the government’s paperwork burden.29 The
amendments called for the specific reduction of paperwork associated
with the collection and dissemination of government information
to and from individuals, small businesses, educational institutions,
state agencies, and local governments....
The ballots in question add length to the ballot for no valid reason. If citizens want to receive more information about the ballot and want to read all the provisions there needs to be an ONLINE site for them to go to and read the ballot in full length before balloting. The Florida long ballots are ILLEGAL !
It is more than common practice in the USA for local governments to MAIL ballots to voters for review before voting. Voters can be carrying these ballots with them to the polling place to expedite casting their ballot.
In the case of Florida, the Paperwork Reduction Act of the Electronic Signature Act stipulates clearly there needs to be far less paperwork in any government accounting and/or document while using online resources, INCLUDING THOSE IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES, to comply with this law.
The lengthy ballot is a violation of this Florida Statue, hence they are illegal. They need to be discarded and reprinted with sufficient information as to where the specific referendum issues can be found. The elections boards have to prepare paper ballots and mail them to their voters for preparation of this very lengthy ballot this season. The ballot itself should only contain a very brief summary of the referendum issue and a clearly indicated place to register the vote!
It is more than common practice in the USA for local governments to MAIL ballots to voters for review before voting. Voters can be carrying these ballots with them to the polling place to expedite casting their ballot.
In the case of Florida, the Paperwork Reduction Act of the Electronic Signature Act stipulates clearly there needs to be far less paperwork in any government accounting and/or document while using online resources, INCLUDING THOSE IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES, to comply with this law.
The lengthy ballot is a violation of this Florida Statue, hence they are illegal. They need to be discarded and reprinted with sufficient information as to where the specific referendum issues can be found. The elections boards have to prepare paper ballots and mail them to their voters for preparation of this very lengthy ballot this season. The ballot itself should only contain a very brief summary of the referendum issue and a clearly indicated place to register the vote!
