Tuesday, November 3, 2009

General Reader Language

I voted today.

Before I voted, I read up on the items on which we have the privilege of voting.

The main reason I read up on the items is to find out what they really say.

Ballot language has gotten marginally better, but it still has to be put in general reader language in other places like voters' guides.

And it's good that the information is available a couple of other places other than the ballot when we get to the polls.

But it should be written in general reader language in the first place, i.e. on the ballot itself.

Why gum up the language on the ballot?

That's not considerate. Or patriotic.

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