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2 Wthdrawn/Redacted Materal The George W. Bush Lbrary DOCUMENT FORM SUBJECTfflTLE PAGES DATE RESTRCTON(S) NO. 001 Sp~ech Remarks on Electon Reform Prncples Draft # /31/2001 Transferred 002 Draft Remarks on Electon Reform Prncples Draft #7 [page 3] 07/31/2001 P6/b6; 003 Draft Remarks on Electon Reform Prncples Draft #7 [page 3] 07/31/2001 P6/b6; 004 Draft Remarks on Electon Reform Prncples Draft #7 wth 07/31/2001 P6/b6; footnotes [page 4] COLLECTON TTLE: Staff Secretary, Whte House Offce of the SERES: Mers, Harret E.:- Presdental Remarks FOLDER TTLE: Remarks orn Electc;m Reform Prncples- 07/ ; FRCD: Presdental Records Act - [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)] RESTRCTON CODES Freedom oflnformadon Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)] Pl Natonal Securty Ctassfed nformaton [(a)(l) ofthe PRA].p2 Relatng to the appontment to Federal offce [(a)(2) of the PRA] P3 Release would volate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA P4 Relea~e would dsclose trade secrets or confdental commercal or fnancal nfornaton [(a)(4) of the PRA] PS Release would dsclose confdental advse between the Presdent and hs advso~s, or between such advsors [a)(5) of the PRA] P6 Release wo~ld con~ttute a clearly unwarranted nvason of personal prvacy [(a)(6) of the PRA] PRM. Personal record msfle defned n accordance wth 44 U.S.C. 2201(3). Deed of Gft Restrctons A. Closed by Executve Order governng access to natonal securty nformaton.. B. Closed by statute of by the agency whch orgnated the document. C. Closed n accordance wth restrctons contaned n donors deed of gft. b(l) Natonal securty classfed nformaton [(b)(l) of the FOA b(2) Release would dsclose nternal personnel rules.and practces of an agency [(b)(2) of the FOA] b(3) Release would volate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOA] b(4) Release would dsclose trade secrets or confdental or fnancal nformaton [(b)(4) of the FOA] b(6) Release would consttute a clearly unwarranted nvason of personal prvacy [(b)(6) of the FOA] b(7) Release would dsclose nformaton compled.for law enforcement purposes [(b)(7) of the FOA] b(8) Release would dsclose nformaton concernng the regulaton of fnancal nsttutons [(b)(8) of the FOA b(9) Release would dsclose geologcal or geophyscal nformaton concernng wells [(b)(9) of the FOA[ Records Not Subject to FOA Court Sealed - The document s wthheld under a court seal and s not subject to the Freedom of nformaton Act F Page of Ths document was prepared on Frday, Aprl JO, 2015

3 . EOP R*1S - Barcode Scannng Sheet Page 1of1 MEYER_A SP. Barcode Scannng Sheet Collecton Code: Staff Name: CT RACK PRESDENT Document Date: 07/31/2001 Correspondent: Subject/Descrpton: PRESDENTAL REMARKS: REMARKS ON ELECTON REFORM PRNCPLES - JUL 31 01! ~~ffe\nn!e[q). ~v ~M. 6/10/2008

4 THE PRESDENT Rem~rks on Electon Reform PrnCples TH PRES/DENT ff. July 3!1, ~~ Draft f7... Cf~, After the last electon, two former SEEN! } Presdents and a panel of dstngushed, Amercans from both- poltcal partes gatrered to consder w ays to mprove Amercas electon s:tstem/they have ) pro duced. an mpressve report., \,.! P~esenraton CGPJ-Gemge W~. leash ~g

5 . THE PRESDENT.!. Today, accept ther report- and recommend some key prncples drawn. from the report as gudelnes for reform... --~ ----~ ~... - " ".

6 \ THE PRESDENT Acknowledgments, Presdent Jmmy Carter - - Presdent Gerald Ford, who cannot be present today, but who s represented by.former House Mnorty Leader and M1embers of the Comm1ss1on.- -. Attorney General John Ashcroft "., PreselV~ton eopy- George w.-lusb ~dwrttng.

7 ~ , THE PRESDENT. Our Amercan democracy s an. ns~raton to the world.yet the work of -. r mp1rovng t s never fnshed. Presdent &&~....! Jm,my Carter and Presdent Gerald. Ford - two men who took part n another close electon a quarter century ago and went on to forge a close frendshp - h.av:e together produced rec9mmendatons for modernzng our eleqtoral system. 1\... W" --7., Z!Q. \.

8 THE PRESDENT ~--~~~ Attl~~ the Unversty of Vrgnas Mller Center of P~1.::ars.. and1 the Century Foundaton.Mr. Carter and Mr. Ford recruted a commsson.of 20 ~stngu.shed Amercan s from both -"- j partes and every regon of the country/ resr>ect the members so much that app:onted one of them Ambassador to Jap~n: Senator Howard Baker. 2 ;. :! - j Pr~aton Copy-George W. Busb Handwrtng

9 THE PRESDENT : The others contnued to ta,ke. teslmony.,they held.bearngs n four states, 1st~ned to dozens of wtnesses, and consulte~ wdely wth state and local offcals. And th!3y dentfed some.... \ l... mportant co cerns. The overeagerness.., of th~a to rep rt the outcome of ele~tons can dstort electons Some vot!ng _m~!qds have much hgher error --~ -... ; rates than others. 3.!. /

10 THE.PRESDENT And ctzens wth dsab:ltes or wth lmted profcency n Englsh can. encounter obstacles to the exercse of. the~ democratc rghts.,.! : 4!. ;, Pa ~aton Copy- George w.. Bush ffudwrtkag.

11 THE PRESDENT The commssoners brought a broad.dv_ersty of personal experence.to bear, Seyen commssoners, n addton to Presdent Ford and Presdent Carter,. have been elected to offce themselves, anq have seen Amercas votng,../ ptocedljres up close and personal.{.. Other rll_~_rrrbers have had experence e~ o_~r.n.. 1.Q"O.~,s.~.cJvJ.Lrtgh_ts and -... ~ c..."""~ 4. votng rghts laws...

12 ,.. : THE PRESDENT.. : Oth:ers are experts n consttutonal law and the mechancs of our government/... Ths commssons dealsm s renforced. by aeep practcal expertse.!. \. 6

13 ---- -~ : - THE PRESDENT The commssoners offer many rec;ommendatons.to strengthen our. electoral system. Those - recommendatons are grou nded n four fundamental,_ prncples, whch endorse anq recommend to the Congress... l! 7-,, ; PreServatoo Copy"". George w. Bum ~g

14 THE PRESDENT, :Frst, our Naton must contnue to res:pect the prmary role of state, GQ~,oty, o:;,-:;,"1(.$, and l()?al governments rl ~l~s~.on4 n 2000, more than 100 mllon Amercans cast votes n more than 190,QQ_O pollng j ~tr ~,<OG>:.,.µ...,"" """"" - playes under the s~pervson of 1.:.1 mll:on pollworkers. Our Naton s vast, \. antj vastly dverse - our electons.. can1not and should not be run out of Washngton, D.C. 8 Pr~servaton Copy-~ w. B&a ~g.

15 THE PRESDENT Second, the federal government can hav~ a lmted but responsble role n " -,;;:.-;",:-c~;:;:,,.,.. ~.,.,.,~.,,~,.,. ~ h;.:l -. ~-~" "h" -:~s.. e..-; ~ ;~- ""(-"1:«!<,l.~...(-"1.!!""F;~""""""":<"""?.:!"~;c~ "-"2l<l._ ",.. % assstng states and localtes to solve,,,\_.-. :.., q ~. --C"""o-"" ff..."~"- ">-f"=.._.-.,...;,,m ~.. _ thefr problems wth electon admnstraton, so that our votng. tecmnology and practces respect the valwe of every elgble vote. ;. r. g.,. presenatjoo Copy- George w.. aum ~.,

16 ~ ! THE PRESDENT \TSrdt we must actvely and vgorously enforce the l?ws that protect the!votng rghts of ethnc and racal mn!ortes - of ctzens who do not speak Englsh fluently-_ and of the elderly and ; persons wth dsabltes. Let m.e say, by ~ the :way, how pleased am that the -commsson ctes the state of Texas as, a m.odel of votng accessblty. 10

17 THE PRESDENT,Fourth.. and fgally, we must act to uphold the votng rghts of members of the1 armed servces and of Amercans Jvmg abroad We must safeguard ab~entee ballots aganst abuse; and we must ensure that those Amercans who rsk ther lves to defend Amercan.. derhocracy are never prevented from. partcpatng n Amercan democracy j!.1

18 THE PRESDENT.These are some of the core prn:cples underlyng the Commssons. report. They are prncp!les that should gude us all f

19 THE PRESDENT 11 commend the commssoners for thek statesmanlke work./they have. \.... " rs6n above partsan emotonsto otfer practcal suggestons for mprovng our democracy/and Congress should rse.. 1. to tthe occason and foll:ow ther. example.. 13

20 ) Remarks On Electon Reform Prncples July; 31, 2on1 Draft.#7 : Atte.r,the last electon, two former Presdenfsand a panel of,,.dstngushed Amercans from both poltcal partes :gathered to consder ways.to mprove Amercas electon system. They have produced an mpnessve report. Today, accept ther report-;- and recommend some. key Prncples drawn from the report as gudelnes for reform..!... Acknowledgments... P;resdent Jmmy Carter. Presdent Gerald Ford, who cannot be present today, but who s represented by former House Mnorty Leader and Co:charman of ths Commsson, Bob Mchel [MKE-uhl] Members of the Commsson Attorney General John Ashcroft Our Amercandemocracy s an nspraton to the world. Yet the work of ~provng ts never fnsted. Presdent Jmmy Carter and Presdent Gerald Ford - two men who took part n another cl.ose electon a quarter centµry ago and went.on to forge a close frendshp- have together pro9uced recommendatons for modernzng our electoral system..1:. 1. Wth the ad of the Unversty of Vrgnas Mller Center of Publc Affa,rs and the Century Foundaton, Mr. Carter and Mr. Ford recruted a commsson of 20 dstngushed Amercans from both partes and every regd>n of the country. respect the members so much that apponted one ofth:em Ambassador to Japan: Senator Howard Saker. / The others contnued to take testmony. They held hearngs n four states, lstened to dozens of wtnesses, and consulted wdely wth state and local offcals. And they dentfed some mportant concerns. The overeagerness of the meda to report the outcome of electons can dstort.electons. Some votng methods have much hgher error rates than others.. AndjcUzens wth dsabltes or wth lmted profcency n Englsh can encounter obstacles tq the.exercse of ther democratc rghts.. --~ C.c.

21 ~ r 1 Fourth (.. The commssoners brought a broad dversty of personal experence. 1. to?ear. Seven commssoners,.n addton to Presd~nt Ford and Presdent Carter, have been elected to offce themselves, and have seen Amercas votng procedures up close and personal. Other members have had ex~erence enforcng our Natons cvl rghts and votng rghts laws; Others are experts n consttutonal law and the mechancs of our government. Ths commssons dealsm s renforced by deep practcal expertse... ~ : The commssoners offer many recommendatons to strengthen our electoral system. Those recommendatons are grounded n four fundamental prncples, whch endorse and recomm.end to the Congress.....! Frst, our Naton must contnue to respect the prmary role of state, coqnty, and local governments n electons. n 2000, more than 1 OOmllon Amercans castvotes n more than 190,dOO pollng places under the supervson of 1.4 mllon pollworkers. Our Naton s vast and vastly dverse - our electon~ cannot and should not be run out of Washngton, D.C. : Second, the federal government can have a lmted but responsble role n assstng states and localtes to solve ther problems wth electon admnstraton, so that our votng technology and practces respect the valtlje of every elgble vote... : Thrd, we must actvely and vgorously enforcethe laws that protect thevotng rghts of ethnc and racal mnortes - of ctzens who do not speak Englsh fluently- and ofthe elderly and persons wth dsabltes. Let me:say, by the way, how pleased am that the commsson ctes the state. o(texas as a modelof votng accessblty. t ; and fnally, we must act to uphold the votng rghts of members... of the armed servces and of Amercans lvng abroad. We must safeguard ab~entee ballots aganst abuse; and we must ensure that those Amercans. who rsk ther lves to defend Amercan democracy are never prevented from partcpatng n Amercan democracy... These are some of the core prncples underlyng the Commssons... report. They are prncples that should gude us all. : commend the commssoners.for ther statesmanlke work. They have rsen above partsan emotons to offer practcal suggestons for.... 2

22 mprovng our democracy. And Congress should t$e to the occason and follow ther example. Dtaftedby:.. l Davd Ftam, Offce of Speechwftng Offce: _-_ (b )(S) -.! 3

23 ! Remar~s on Electon Reform Prncples July 31, 2001 Draft #7. After the last electon, two former Presdents and a panel of dstngushed Amercans from both poltcal partes gath,ered to con~der ways to mprove Amercas electon system. They have. produced an mpressve report.

24 Today, accept ther report - and recommend some key prncples drawn f frorh the report as gudelnes for reform.... \

25 Ackrnowledgments PresdentJmmy Carter j Presdent Gerald Ford, who cannot be prepsent today, but who ls represented by former House Mnorty Leader and Co-charman of ths Commsson, Bob. M:chel [MKE-uhl]. Members of the Commsson!. Attorney General John Ashcroft

26 ; Our Amercan democracy s an nsp:raton to the worl,d. Yet the work of mprovng t s never fnshed. Presdent!. Jmmy Carter and Presdent Gerald For~ ~ two men who took part n another. clos~ electon a quarter century ago and wen1t on to forge a close frendshp -! have together produced. recommendatons for modernzng our electoral system. 1 1

27 . Wth the ad of the Unversty of Vrg!nas Mller Center of Publc Affars and\ the Century Foundaton, Mr. Carter and! Mr. Ford recruted a commsson of. ( 20 dstngushed Amercans from both part,es and every regon of the country.! respect the members so much that :.... apppnted one of them Ambassador to Jap~n: Senator Howard Baker. 1.,, \ 2 l!

28 !The others contnued to take tes,mony. They held hearngs n fo.ur states, lstened to dozens of wtnesses,, and consulted wdely wth state and loc~ offcals. And they dentfed some mp:ortant concerns. The overeagerness of the meda to report the outcome of eleetons can dstort electons. Some, votng methods have much hgher error rates than others. 3.

29 And ctzens wth dsabntes or wth lmted profcency n Englsh can encounter obstacles to the exercse of, ther democratc r Jhts.

30 The commssoners brought a broad dversty of personal experence to bear. Se\len commssoners, n addton to! Presdent Ford and Pres dent Carter,! have been elected to offce themselves, - and! have seen Amercas, votng procedures up close and personal., Other members have had experence enforcng our Natons cvl rghts and votmg rghts laws.! 5

31 . Others are experts n consttutonal law and. the mechancs of our government. Ths commssons dealsm s renforced by deep practcal expertse ; \

32 The commssoners offer many recqmmendatons to strengthen our r. electoral system.. Those. recqmmendatons are grounded n four fundamental prncples, whch endorse! and recommend to the Congress.. ; 7

33 Frst, our Naton must contnue to respect the prmary role of state, county, and 1 local governments n electons. n 2000, more than 100 mllon Amercans cast votes n nore than 190,000 pollng. plades under the supervson of 1.4 mllton pollworkers. Our Naton.s vast and 1 vastly dverse - our electons cannot and should not be run out of! Washngton, D.C.! 8. l

34 Second, the federal government can : have a lmted but responsble role n assstng states and localtes to solve ther problems wth electon adnnstraton, so that our votng technology and practces respect the 1 value of every elgble vote (..

35 Thrd, we must actvely and vgorously enforce the laws that protect, the votng rghts of ethnc and racal mnqlrtes - of ctzens who do not speak Englsh fluently - and of the elderly and,, persons wth dsabltes. Let me say, by the ~ay, how pleased am that the com:msson ctes the state of Texas as a model of votng acces:sblty., 10

36 Fourth and fnally, we must act to! uphold the votng rghts /of members of the armed servces and of Amercans lvng abroad. We must safeguard, absentee ballots aganst abuse; and we mus;t ensure that those Amercans who rsk ther lves to defend Amercan! democracy are never prevented from part~cpatng n Amercan democracy. 11

37 These are some of the core~ prn~ples underlyng the Commssons report. They are prncples that should guqe us "all

38 commend the commssoners for!. ther statesmanlke work. They have rseh above partsan emotons to offer! pra tcal suggestons for mprovng o,ur democracy. And Congress should rse to the occason and follow ther l.. exafnple. 13

39 Remarks on Electon Reform Prncples July31, 2001 Dra~t #7 After the last electon, two former Presdents and a panel of dsut1gushed Amercans from both poltcal partes gathered to consder ways to mprove Amercas electon system. They have produced an.!.... mpnessve report; Today, accept therreport - and recommend some key prncples drawn from the report as gudelnes for reform. Acknowledgments Presdent Jmmy Carter Presdent Gerald Ford, who cannot be present today, but who s represented by former House Mnorty Leader and Co-charman of ths Commsson, Bob Mchel [MKE-uhl]. Members of the Commsson, ~ttorney General John Ashcroft, l.! Our Amercan democracy s an nspraton to the world. Yet the work of rmprovng t s never fnshed. Presdent Jmmy Carter and Presdent Gerald Ford - two men who took part n another close electon a quarter century ago and went on to forge a close frendshp - have together. produced recommendatons for. modernzng our electoral system. Wth the ad of the Unversty of Vrgnas Mller Center of Publc Affars and the Century Foundaton, Mr. Carter and Mr. Ford recruted a commsson of20 dstngushed Amercans from both partes and every regon of the country. respect the members so much that apponted one of tnem Ambassador to Japan: Senator Howard Baker. The others contnued to take testmony. They held hearngs n four stat~s. lstened to dozens of wtnesses, and consulted wdely wth sta.te and!oca.1 offcals. And they dentfed some mportant concerns. The ove~eagerness of the meda to report the outcome of electons can dstort elec~ons. Some votng methods have much hgher error rates than others. And!ctzens wth. dsabltes or wth lmted profcency n Englsh can encct>unter obstacles to the exercse of ther democratc rghts. 1

40 ,, The commssoners brought a broad dversty of personal experence to bear. Seven commssoners, n addton to Presdent Ford and Presdent Carter, have been elected to offce themselves, and have seen Amercas votng procedures up close and personal. Other members have had. exp~rence enforcng our Natons cvl rghts and votng rghts laws. Others are ~xperts n consttutonal law and the mechancs of our government. Thsj commssons dealsm s renforced by deep practcal expertse.! The commssoners offer many recommendatons to strengthen our electoral system. Those recommendatons are grounded n four fundamental prncples, whch endorse and recommend to the Congress.. Frst, our Naton must contnue to respect the prmary role of state, coumty, and local governments n electons. n 2000, more than 100 mllon Am~rcans cast votes n more than 190,000 pollng places under the supervson of 1.4 mllon pollworkers. Our Naton s vast and vastly dverse. -:-- odr electons cannot and should not be run out of Washngton, D.C. Second, the federal government can have a lmted but responsble role,n assstng states and localtes to solve ther problems wth electon admnstraton, so that our votng technology and practces respect the valu~ of every elgble vote., Thrd, we must actvely and vgorously enforce the laws that protect the votng rghts of ethnc and racal mnortes - of ctzens who do not speak Englsh fluently - and of the elderly and persons wth dsabltes. Let me say, by the way, how pleased am that the commsson ctes the state of Texas as a model of votng accessblty.! r! Fourth and fnally, we must act to uphold the votng rghts of members of thle armed servces and of Amercans lvng abroad. We must safeguard absentee ballots aganst abuse; and we must ensu.re that those Amercans who rsk ther lves to defend Amercan democracy are never prevented from partcpatng n Amercan democracy.!.! These are some of the core prncples underlyng the Commssons repqrt. They are prncples that should gude us all. \..... \ : commend the commssoners for ther statesmanlke work. They have rsen above partsan emotons to offer practcal suggestons for 2.

41 mprovng our democracy. And Congress snould rs e to the occ as6n and follow thelr example. -" Dratted by: Davd Ftum, Offce of Speechwftng Offce: (~)(S).., 3

42 Remarkspn.Electon Reform Prncples July31, 2001 Draft #7 / 01 JUL ;:JO PMlO:Ol After the last electon, two former Presdents and a panel of dstngushed Amercans from both poltcal partes gathered to consder wayf3 to mprove Amercas electon system. They have produced an mp~essve report. Today, accept the.r report - and recommend some key prncples drawn from the report as gudelnes for reform.! Ack 1 nowl.~dgments 1 ~resdent Jmmy Carter Presdent Gerald Ford, who cannot be present today, but who s represented by former House Mnorty Leader and Co-charman of ths Comm)sson, Bob M.chel [MKE-uhl] Members of the Commsson A!ttorney General John Ashcroft Our Amercan democracy s an nspraton to the world. Yet the work of ~provng t s never fnshed. Presdent Jmmy Carter and Presdent Ger~ld Ford - two men who took part n another close electon a quarter cen~ury ago 2 and went on to forge a close frendshp -- have together produced recommendatons for modernzng our electoral system. Wth the ad of the Unversty of Vrgnas Mller Center of Publc Affajrs and the Century Foundaton, Mr. Carter and Mr. Ford recruted a com1msson of 20 dstngushed Amercans from both partes and every regon ofthe country. 3 respectthe members so much that apponted,one of them J\mbassador to Japan: Senator Howard Baker. 4, The others contnued to take testmony. They held hearngs n four stat~s, 5 l,stened to dozens of wtnesses, and consulted wdely wth state 1 Confrmed by John Brdgeland (X62895) and Bran Bescanceny (X62948) of OPD. 2 n.1976, Presdent Ford lost.to Presdent Carter 48% of the vote to 50.06% of the vote. 3 "To Restore Prde and Confdence n the Process of Democracy," Report ofthe Natonal Commsson on Federal Electon Reform, Draft - Report to be released August 2001., 4 Ambassador Baker. was replaced by Robert Mchel, stll leavng a total of 20 members. "To Restore., Prde and Confdence n the Process of Democracy," Report of the Natonal Commsson on Federal Electon Reform, Draft - Report to be released August 2001, p Publ,c Hearng #1 - March 26, "Ctzen Partcpaton"--,-- Carter Center, Atlanta, Georga; Publc Hear~g #2-+ Aprl 12,"Electon Admnstraton" - Ronald Reagan Presdental Lbrary, Sm Valley,

43 . ~:. and, local:offcals. 6 And they dentfed some mportant concerns. The overeageh1ess of the meda to report the outcome of electons can dstort eleqtons. 7 Some votng methods have much hgher error rates than oth~rs. 8 And ctzens wth dsablhes 9 or wth lmtedprofcency n Englsh 1 ~ 1 can encdunter obstacles to the exercse of ther democratc rghts. The commssoners brought a broad dversty of personal experence to b 1 ear. $even commssoners, n addton to Presdent Ford and Presdent Carter, hc:.we been elected to offce themselves, and have seen Amercas votng procedures up close and personal. Other.members have had experence enforcng our Natons cvl rghts and votng rghts laws. Others are :expel-ts n consttutonal law and the mechancs of our government Th5 commssons dealsm s. renforced by deep practcal expertse. 1 The commssoners offer many recommendatons to strengthen our. electoral system. Those recommendatons are grounded n four.. fundamental prncples, wh.ch endorse and recommend to the Congress Frst, our Naton must contnue to respect the prmary role of State, cou~ty, and local governments n electons. n 2000, more than 100. mjllpn 12 Amercans cast votes n more than 190, pollng places under! Caforna; Pub.le Hearng #3 - May 24, "What the Law Requres" - Lyndon 8. Johnson Lbrary & Museum, Austn, Texas; Publc Hearng #4 - June 5, "The Amercan and nternatonal Experence" - Geral~ R. Ford Lbrary, Ann Arbor, Mchgan.. 5 Wtn;ess lsts can be found on the Unversty of Vrgnas The.Natonal Commsson on Federal Electon Refor(n web{te ( 7 To Restore Prde and Confdence n the Process of Democracy," Report ofrthe Natonal Commsson on Feder 1 al Electon Reform, Draft - Report to be released August 2001, Polcy Recommendaton #8, p "To Restore Prde and Confdence n the Process of Democracy," Report of the Natonal Commsson on Feder 1 al Electon Reform, Draft - Report to be released August 2001, pp.18; "To Restore Prde and Confdence n the Process of Democracy," Report of the Natonal Commsson on Federal Elecfon Reform, Draft - Report to be released August 2001, p "To!Restor~ Prde and Confdence n the Process of Democracy," Report of the Natonal Commsson on Feoeral El.ecton Reform, Draft- Report to be released August 2001, p. 39. Does not address as a problem of lahguage. Addresses as an ncome group Ele0en numbered prncpal recommendatons are n the report. Each recommendaton has subsectons. The four mectoned are what John Brdgeland of OPD (X62895) felt the Presdent should stress out of those "To Restor.e Prde and Confdence n the Process of Democracy," Report of the Natonal Commsson on Federal Electon Reform, Draft - Report to be released August 2001, p. 29. Confrmed by addtonal sources, 105,586,274 accordng to the FEC Offce of Electon Admnstraton. Used numbers from the Carten/Ford report to be consstent.... l3 "To,Restor~<Prde and Confdence n the Proces.s of Democracy," Report of the Natonal Commsson on Feaeral EJecton Reform, Draft - Report to be released August 2001, p. 29. Confrmed by addtonal sources, 192,419 as of 1998 from Electon Data Servces. 2

44 the ~uper\tson of 1.4 mllon pollworkers. 14 Our Naton s vast and vastly dv~rse -.,our electons cannot and should not be. run out of Washngton, D.C!... Second, the federal government can have a lmted but responsble.,. rolen assstng States and localtes to solve ther problems wth electon,., adrrfnstraton, so that our votng technology and practces respect.the value of every elgble vote ! Thrd, we must actvely and vgorously enforce the raws that protect 1 the yotng rghts of ethnc and racal mnortes- of ctzens who do not. speak Englsh fluently 16 - and of the elderly and persons wth dsabltes. 17 Let me s?y, by the way, how pleased am that the commsson ctes the Stat~ of1exas as a model of votng accessblty. 18. s..!_.,.. Fourth and f.nally, we must act to uphold the votng rghts of members of the armed servces and of Amercans lvng abroad. 19 We must.... safeguard absentee ballots aganst abuse; and we must ensure that those Am~rcans who rsk ther lves to defend Amercan democracy are never prevented from p9rtcpatng n.amercan democracy... ~- These are some of the core prncpres underlyng2 the Commssons. rep9rt. They are prncples that should gude us all commend the commssoners for ther statesmanlke work. They have rse.r above partsan emotons to offer practcal suggestons fqr mp~ovng our democracy. And Congress should rse to the occason and. follow the)r example.. r, -!,. 14 "To 1 RestorePrde and Confdence n the Process of Democracy/ Report of the Natonal Com mss.on on Fe~eral Efecton Reform, Draft - Report to be released August 2001, p. 29. Confrmed by addtonal sourc~s. "Report and Recommendatons to mprove Amercas Electon System," Natonal Commsson on Electon Standards and Reform, May 2001, p :.,.. 15 "To Restor~ Prde and Confdence n the Process of Democracy," Report of the Natonal Commsson on Feaeral Electon Reform, Draft - Report to be rele.ased August2001, p Ths s an dea of the Presdents; not necessarly addressed as strongly n the report To!Restore Prde and Confdence n the Process of Democracy,"Report of the Natonal Commsson..... on Federal E,lecton Reform, Draft - Report to be released August 2001, pp. 18, "To Restore Prde and Confdence n the Process of Democracy," Report of the Natonal Commsson on Feaeral Electon Reform, Draft - Report to be released August 2001, p "To!Restor~ Prde and Confdence n the Process of Democracy," Report of the Natonal Commsson on Federal EJecton Reform, Draft - Report to b~ released August 2001;, p We lsay underlyng here because some are notspelled out n the report, but are the prncplesopd wants to put forward. 3

45 Drafted by: Davd Frum, ()ffce of S(Jeechwrtng Offce: (b)(o).!