[shadowgovt]

The more comments I read on this specific HN topic, the fewer people I see actually involved in the polling process.

I really recommend people volunteer for it, if you're American and you're concerned. All you have to do is call your county elections office; they always want more people. You get paid near-minimum wage and it takes two days a year, but that's it.

What you will discover is that most of what people are asking for in this thread is stuff the states of the United States already do.

If a person is deeply concerned how the election is run? Go get involved. It's your country and your election system.