Ballot-counting debacle shows need for voter ID

California’s system of voting is absurd.It should not take more than a few hours to count the ballots.Yet here we are, several days after the election, still wondering what the results really are.It is unfair to the candidates and to the voters.And it makes the system look easy to manipulate.Around the world, most democracies hold elections on one day, in person, with photo ID required.Usually, you have to register to vote in advance, and there is no voting by mail.

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People are used to the convenience of voting early or by mail.But there is a trade-off between making access easier for voters, and protecting the integrity of the voting process.California goes too far in the name of access.And as voters lose faith in elections, they may stop participating. That defeats the goal of access.And we can’t blame people for giving up on a system that looks like it is set up to fail.It is ridiculous to accept ballots after Election Day, even if they are postmarked.It is ridiculous to allow strangers to harvest limitless numbers of ballots from other people.It is ridiculous to wait until the voting is done to start counting the absentee ballots.It is ridiculous to watch Election Night leads become late-ballot defeats.It’s not enough for “experts” to tell us that fraud is impossible.

Voters have to believe it.California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedInCalifornia Post Sports Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, XCalifornia Post Opinion California Post Newsletters: Sign up here!California Post App: Download here!Home delivery: Sign up here!Page Six Hollywood: Sign up here!The least we can do to restore the trust of the electorate is to adopt vote...