[EL] Voter turnout

[David A. Holtzman]

Well, it's actually the CLAMERC.
(pause)
The City of Los Angeles Municipal Elections Reform Commission.
http://electionscommission.lacity.org/

At one CLAMERC meeting Larry handed out the attached (with my scribbles 
added), and suggested that maybe we (the city) could improve our dismal 
turnout rates by excising some of the deadweight from the denominator.

At which point others pointed out legal obstacles to removing people 
from registration rolls for not voting.

But I have suggested allowing non-citizen legal residents to vote in 
city elections.And that would require a separate registration roll.(L.A. 
would be conducting its elections differently from federal elections, 
but in accordance with its values.I think at least one 
proof-of-citizenship state [Alabama?] is already maintaining two 
registration rolls so it can conduct its own nonfederal elections in 
accordance with its values.)

*Could L.A. start anew, and build a municipal election registration roll 
from scratch?*One that would presumably contain fewer people who are 
dead (or have moved out of the city).

L.A. is a home rule, charter city, which allows it to have election 
methods that do not follow general state law.And the CLAMERC may propose 
rule changes requiring charter amendments.But we have to follow the U.S. 
Constitution, so compulsory voting may be out of the question.Sorry, Rick.

- dah


On 4/9/2014 9:35 PM, Rick Hasen wrote:
> Compulsory voting?
> On 4/9/14, 9:30 PM, Larry Levine wrote:
>>
>> I have been appointed as a member of the Los Angeles City Advisory 
>> Commission on Political Reform. I am a member of the sub-committee on 
>> research. The main charge of the commission is to look into actions 
>> that might increase turnout in municipal elections. Can anyone on the 
>> list provide some recent research on this subject? Nothing is off 
>> limits -- change of election dates, consolidation with other 
>> elections, early voting, expanded number of voting dates, etc.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Larry
>>
>>
>>
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