Fixing the US Presidential Nomination Scheme

The current chaos in the Democratic party has people wondering what exactly is going on with the vote. It is very clear that some election reform is needed to make the process more transparent and less open to fraud.

Currently, the two main parties recieve government funding to assist them in running an election to choose their presidential candidate. This funding is a way for the two parties to maintain their absolute power over the government of the United States.

I propose that no government funding be given to either party to assist them in staging an election. The parties should be considered private organizations and have to seek funding like any other private club, from membership.

Primaries, at least in their current incarnation, would be eliminated. Each party would be free to set up its own voting standard and have to pay for them.

In order to get on the National ballot a party must have a certain number of memberships or, if the party is not able to gain enough membership, they may submit a determined number of signatures. Then the national ballot will be set, party wise. After this qualification, parties may hold a primary to select a candidate. Since this would be a private process, the parties may do this any way they choose.

Currently, people register for a political party and participate in that party's primary process. The only difference would be that, under my plan, members might have to pay or perform some other service for the party to gain membership. This would promote a more honest membership system. People would be less inclined to change their party allegience just to cause chaos in the system. This would also give an opportunity for more political parties to enter the national government. This would be a good thing since diversity in government might promote new ideas and alternatives that the two party system either ignores or fails to address.

I am proposing that the primaries be a private affair. The national election would still be open to everyone who is registered to vote.