DeForest Soaries famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

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

#Voting #Suffering #Democracy
My sense was that most of the elected officials in Washington - in their heart of hearts - really believe that the system can't be too bad because it produced them.
-- DeForest Soaries

#Believe #Heart #Elected Officials
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

#Commitment #Government #Perspective
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

#Country #White #House
Beyond that, states had to also have electronic voting machines that made it possible for people who are physically handicapped to vote in private... and the computerized voting machine made it very easy for, particularly, the blind.
-- DeForest Soaries

#People #Voting #Machines
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 #Littles
When I was growing up, we used to play basketball in a park that was never shoveled when it snowed. The basketball rims were never fixed. And we understood then that there was a relationship between public policy and our quality of life.
-- DeForest Soaries

#Basketball #Growing Up #Play
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 #Equipment
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 #America #Voting
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

#Voting #Challenges #Attention
Voting is the foundational act that breathes life into the principle of the consent of the governed.
-- DeForest Soaries

#Voting #Principles #Breathe
And if we were another country being analyzed by America, we would conclude that this country is ripe for stealing elections and for fraud.
-- DeForest Soaries

#Country #America #Election

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