VOTING PROCEDURES

Massachusetts Democrats support a safe, secure, traceable voting process as well as guarantees that every registered voter has the opportunity to cast a ballot and that all ballots are counted.

We believe that all voting systems must employ paper ballots as the official ballot, regardless of how the ballots are counted, and that all cast paper ballots be securely stored and available for recount purposes as currently required by Massachusetts law.

We believe the Secretary of State should develop a certification system to insure security of all electronic voting systems used in the Commonwealth. Once this system is developed, any municipality employing such electronic systems will be required to obtain certification prior to each election.

We believe the Secretary of State should provide training programs for all election workers, offered throughout the Commonwealth, and that all election workers will be required to successfully complete such training prior to appointment, and to meet recertification requirements.

The Massachusetts Democratic Party continues to strive for the public funding of elections, thereby eliminating economic barriers for qualified candidates.