Democracy means that you have the right to vote without intimidation and undue burdens.

Voting is the foundational act that breathes life into the principle of the consent of the governed.

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.

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. And when people in power can stay in power they do very little to tinker with the apparatus that put them in power. We've seen it time after time after time.

It's an embarrassment that we don't have a broad enough consensus among political leaders that true reform should take place.

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.

Democracy means that you have the right to vote without intimidation and undue burdens.