Abundant Life Amendment ™ Article – 4
Presidential Election Reform Act
PART – 1 Upon acceptance of this Article as an amendment to the Constitution, all language and procedures within the Constitution, or amendments, pertaining to the electors (a.k.a. electoral college) are repealed and the process of this Article is recognized as the only process for electing a President and a Vice President of The United States.
PART – 2 Starting with the first presidential election following acceptance of this proposal as an amendment, both the President and the Vice President will be elected based upon a majority popular vote of the People, with the person receiving the greatest number of popular votes for the office of President serving as President, and the person receiving the greatest number of votes for the office of Vice President serving as Vice President.
PART – 3 Starting with the first presidential election following acceptance of this proposal as an amendment, both the President and the Vice President will be elected to a one time term of office limited to six years. Any person serving as vice president may not be elected as president until six years after the original expiration date of serving as Vice President. No President shall be allowed to serve more than one term of office. If the current President or Vice President is serving a first time elected four year term of office and is reelected it would only be for a four year term and not a six year term. The Vice President would still be subject to the six year no serve clause. The only qualifications for the office of President or Vice President are: a person must be a natural born U.S. citizen, at least 35 years of age and receive the greatest number of popular votes.
PART – 4 All ballots for the office of President and Vice President shall be Non-Preferential-Ballots with no pre-printed names, party identifications, or any other type of preferential markings.
PART – 5 All ballots will be in the English language only and will be printed on computer compatible material that has a perforated fold over cover that will be removed during the tabulating of the ballots. The cover will conceal all data printed on the inside of the ballot.
PART- 6 All ballots will be state and county (or its equivalent) personalized and encrypted with a computer generated code as followers:
W H I T E - 2 0 0 4 - 4 9 - 5 4 - X 1 G G 5
WHITE - The ballot for the office of the President will be printed on white background material.
2004 - The year of the election.
49 - The numerical number of a State according to its alphabetical listing. In this example 49 represents Wisconsin.
54 - The numerical number of a county within the state. In this case Rock County.
X1GG5 - A random computer generated five-digit code consisting of a combination of letters and numbers that provide individual identification of the ballot.
(Outside of Fold Over Cover)
OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR THE OFFICE OF
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
ELECTION YEAR 2004
WHITE 2004 48 65 0001
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(The Ballot Itself)
OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR THE OFFICE OF
P R E S I D E N T OF THE UNITED STATES
PLEASE PRINT THE NAME OF ONE (1) PERSON YOU VOTE FOR AS PRESIDENT
____________________________________________________
WHITE 2004 48 65 X1GG5
PART – 7 The official ballot for the office of Vice President will be printed on blue background material and will be appropriately coded. The official absentee ballot for the President will be printed on a red background material and will be appropriately coded. The official absentee ballot for the office of Vice President will be printed on a green background material and will be appropriately coded.
PART – 8 The outside removable fold over cover will also display the color, year of the election, state and county codes and will be numerically coded [00001 - 00002 - ..... ]. A color and numerically coded matched sheet(s) will accompany the ballots and will be signed by the voter next to a corresponding number for the ballot they have received. The removable fold over cover will remain on the ballot until tabulation and then will be discarded. The signed sheet(s) will accompany the ballots to the central receiving location. The computer generated codes on the ballot itself will not correspond to the codes on the cover or numerical listing of the sheet(s) so as to prevent the revealing of a person’s vote.
PART – 9 The number of ballots printed for each county for each category of ballots will be not less than one hundred and fifty percent (150%) of the number of ballots cast in each county during the most previous presidential election or not less than one hundred and fifty percent (150%) of the estimated number of eligible voters 18 years old and older - whichever is the higher number. each state, at the appropriate state level office, will receive a special set of ballots and sheets in all categories equal to ten percent (10%) of the total number of ballots sent to all counties within the state. These ballots and sheets will be identified as a national ballot and will not bear state or county coding (all other coding or numbering and tracking of ballots and sheets will apply) since these special ballots may be used as needed by any county in the state, or may be used by another state if the need exists.
PART – 10 Poll opening and closing times: No poll will open before 12:01 A.M. in its standard time zone on the day of the election; or remain open past 11:59 P.M. in its standard time zone. No ballots for the office of President or Vice President (including absentee ballots) will be counted in any state until after 11:59 P.M. Hawaii Standard Time Zone. Voters, who receive absentee ballots by mail and do not pick up ballots in person, will have their name recorded on the appropriate color-matched sheet by a lawful county representative. Any absentee ballot may be turned in on the day of the election at any state and county coded polling place. Voters who had requested absentee ballots but did not receive them, or may have lost them, may vote on election day with regular ballots but will indicate after their signature on the sheets the initials A.B.N.C. (Absentee Ballots Not Cast) which will indicate that their name may appear on absentee ballot sheets.
PART – 11 Each ballot will be accounted for. Local tabulations will be completed and published within 96 hours after Hawaii poll closing time. Upon completion, all ballots, both used and unused, will be sent to a central receiving location and scanned for authenticity. All ballots will be preserved by the central receiving location for not less than one (1) year after the election. Any disputed tabulations will be reviewed and re-tabulated at the central receiving location. Only the central receiving location will possess any listings of the computer generated encrypted codes. All ballots will be delivered to the appropriate county offices no less than thirty (30) days before the election.
PART – 12 Pre-voter registration is not required to cast a vote for the Offices of President, or Vice president, or to receive an absentee ballot. Any state, or federal government issued I.D., (along with proof of residency if not on the I.D.) presented at the time the ballot is requested, will equal pre-voter registration. Non pre-registered voters requesting ballots by mail will include a photo copy of I.D. and residency information as needed. Any person knowingly using false I.D., or knowingly casting more than one (1) ballot for either the President, or Vice President, will be imprisoned for one (1) year per act.
PART – 13 Any person who is not a United States Citizen, voting or attempting to vote, or
signing, or attempting to sign, a proposed Constitutional Amendment Proposal,
will be deported regardless of status or stature. Also, any person knowingly
accepting or soliciting signatures of Non US Citizens, if they themselves are a
Non US Citizen, will be deported as well; and any US Citizen found to be
involved and/or guilty of being in violation of this part will be sentenced to
Five (5) years in prison.
PART - 14 The Congress shall provide appropriate funding to ensure the success of the application of the Article.
PART – 15 The language of this Article shall be deemed superior to any federal laws, laws of the states, or parts of the Constitution with which it may conflict.
PART – 16 The Congress shall have power to enforce by appropriate legislation the provisions of this Article.
PART – 17 The title of this Amendment shall be known as: Abundant Life Amendment - Article Four.
PART – 18 The language of this Article can only be amended by a majority vote of the People via a public referendum.
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