On Thu, 25 Dec 2008 14:55:23 -0000 James Gilmour wrote:
Incidentally, my personal view is that there should be no provision for
"write-ins" at all in public elections. If I am not
prepared to declare myself as candidate and be nominated in the same way as all
the other candidates, I cannot see any reason why
anyone should take me seriously. If my "friends" think I would be the best
person to do the job, they should come and tell me and
persuade me to stand, nominate me, and then campaign like fury to get me
elected.
Worth some thought:
I think "nominate" has been thoroughly defined, and should not be changed
as part of this debate.
Something such as "authorized for write-in" could be developed:
Approved by candidate BEFORE the election. This would outlaw some of
the present nonsense.
Perhaps James could offer useful thought.
James
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