David Frum

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David Frum @davidfrum

...that while most democratic voting systems are based on large elements of trust, the Mexican system is shaped to inoculate against a long history of distrust. It's complex, cumbersome, and therefore expensive. But let's put the cost in context: PS9/x — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 23, 2023

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David Frum @davidfrum

... the electoral authority recruits randomly invited citizen volunteers through a complex lottery system, then trains them to run elections, federal, state, and local too. That's a cost. The president of the INE's governing commission said to me when I visited last month, PS8/x — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 23, 2023

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David Frum @davidfrum

The total budget for the INE, including operating the national ID system, including funding the parties, including monitoring broadcast media for illegal party messaging, including staffing and overseeing 900+ polling places adds up to about $1 billion US per year. PS10/x — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 23, 2023