Comments on: Vote None Of The Above http://nmallory.exit-23.net/20060530/vote-none-of-the-above & Other Discombobulated Thoughts Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:56:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Tamara http://nmallory.exit-23.net/20060530/vote-none-of-the-above#comment-2305 Tamara Tue, 30 May 2006 19:06:30 +0000 http://nmallory.exit-23.net/20060530/vote-none-of-the-above#comment-2305 I wish there were a third party, preferably in the middle, but I don't know when or how that could happen under the current election and campaign finance rules. A middle party would not be liberal enough for me on many issues, but at least it would more accurately reflect the views of the populus and get us out of this right-wing stranglehold. I agree with you wholeheartedly about those who voted to renew the Patriot Act. I wish there were a third party, preferably in the middle, but I don’t know when or how that could happen under the current election and campaign finance rules. A middle party would not be liberal enough for me on many issues, but at least it would more accurately reflect the views of the populus and get us out of this right-wing stranglehold.

I agree with you wholeheartedly about those who voted to renew the Patriot Act.

]]> By: Andy http://nmallory.exit-23.net/20060530/vote-none-of-the-above#comment-2306 Andy Tue, 30 May 2006 19:40:41 +0000 http://nmallory.exit-23.net/20060530/vote-none-of-the-above#comment-2306 There has been recent talk of making voting compulsory in the UK and the general consensus has been that if it were, then there would have to be a 'None of the above' option. It's a great way to register protest without swelling a candidates vote you didnlt really care for. I don't know if this is correct as I have not looked into it, but I am told that Australia has exactly this system in place already. There has been recent talk of making voting compulsory in the UK and the general consensus has been that if it were, then there would have to be a ‘None of the above’ option. It’s a great way to register protest without swelling a candidates vote you didnlt really care for.

I don’t know if this is correct as I have not looked into it, but I am told that Australia has exactly this system in place already.

]]> By: n. mallory http://nmallory.exit-23.net/20060530/vote-none-of-the-above#comment-2314 n. mallory Wed, 31 May 2006 20:55:53 +0000 http://nmallory.exit-23.net/20060530/vote-none-of-the-above#comment-2314 I heard about that compulsatory thing in Australia. I was contemplating that. If there was a "None of the above" option, I think that would be apropriate. I heard an interview with a Congressman on National Public Radio recently whose campaigning to do a kind of lotto with the vote. I missed the beginning so I don't know if it was just with his state or if it was national. The idea was that the lotto would be held every two years and every time you vote, your name goes in the draw. Something like that. My only concern is a fear of having uninformed voters en masse. Plus, the polls weren't prepared for the number of voters who came out to vote in 2004 when we came out in record numbers and we don't even have what 60% of the population voting? It would probably take us days if we actually all voted. LOL I heard about that compulsatory thing in Australia. I was contemplating that. If there was a “None of the above” option, I think that would be apropriate.

I heard an interview with a Congressman on National Public Radio recently whose campaigning to do a kind of lotto with the vote. I missed the beginning so I don’t know if it was just with his state or if it was national. The idea was that the lotto would be held every two years and every time you vote, your name goes in the draw. Something like that.

My only concern is a fear of having uninformed voters en masse.

Plus, the polls weren’t prepared for the number of voters who came out to vote in 2004 when we came out in record numbers and we don’t even have what 60% of the population voting? It would probably take us days if we actually all voted. LOL

]]> By: William H. White http://nmallory.exit-23.net/20060530/vote-none-of-the-above#comment-10247 William H. White Fri, 08 Sep 2006 01:20:32 +0000 http://nmallory.exit-23.net/20060530/vote-none-of-the-above#comment-10247 I agree with your suggestion to put “None of the Above” on the ballot. I would like to suggest that you consider the effects of having a Voter Consent ballot option using a BINDIING "None of the Above" at the end of each candidate list. If NOTA gets more votes than any candidate, no one is elected and a by-election, with new candidates, is held. All legitimate consent requires the ability to withhold consent. Therefore, the legitimate consent of voters requires they be able to withhold their consent to an election to office, just as they able to withhold their consent when voting on questions. Currently, if all listed candidates for an office are unacceptable to a voter, the voter can not effectively withhold consent. This proposal is discussed in some detail at www.nota.org; in addition, a proposed law, which goes into the mechanics in detail, can be found at www.nota.org/massbill Sincerely, William H. White Director, Voters for None of the Above I agree with your suggestion to put “None of the Above” on the ballot. I would like to suggest that you consider the effects of having a Voter Consent ballot option using a BINDIING “None of the Above” at the end of each candidate list. If NOTA gets more votes than any candidate, no one is elected and a by-election, with new candidates, is held.

All legitimate consent requires the ability to withhold consent. Therefore, the legitimate consent of voters requires they be able to withhold their consent to an election to office, just as they able to withhold their consent when voting on questions. Currently, if all listed candidates for an office are unacceptable to a voter, the voter can not effectively withhold consent.

This proposal is discussed in some detail at www.nota.org; in addition, a proposed law, which goes into the mechanics in detail, can be found at www.nota.org/massbill

Sincerely,
William H. White
Director, Voters for None of the Above

]]> By: n. mallory http://nmallory.exit-23.net/20060530/vote-none-of-the-above#comment-10248 n. mallory Fri, 08 Sep 2006 01:31:35 +0000 http://nmallory.exit-23.net/20060530/vote-none-of-the-above#comment-10248 That's just the sort of thing I'd like to see. That’s just the sort of thing I’d like to see.

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