Comments on: Vote Early: voting underway in US election. http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/2008/10/08/vote-early-voting-underway-in-us-election/ The world of politics, policy and public life Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:42:30 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ltep http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/2008/10/08/vote-early-voting-underway-in-us-election/#comment-236 ltep Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:14:44 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/bartlett/?p=62#comment-236 I understand states rights arguments, but certain laws should remain distinctly within the power of a national government, one of those being the power to make laws in relation to national elections. I presume it's something in the constitution that stops them from making such laws, but really there is no reason to preserve such a system which acts to cast doubt or increase doubt in the integrity of elections and election outcomes. I understand states rights arguments, but certain laws should remain distinctly within the power of a national government, one of those being the power to make laws in relation to national elections.

I presume it’s something in the constitution that stops them from making such laws, but really there is no reason to preserve such a system which acts to cast doubt or increase doubt in the integrity of elections and election outcomes.

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