On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 10:57:04AM +1300, Glynn Foster wrote: > I do think this is a bit of a pointless discussion too. The reality is > that if certain candidates don't mail statements about themselves, > they'll suffer with potentially fewer people voting for them. This is > why I believe it's important for candidates themselves to be the ones > proposing themselves rather than other people, because during their > email they can add some information about themselves at the same time. > > I don't think the above candidates should be removed from the election > because they haven't sent a statement - we're way too late for that > given the ballots are published.
+1 The lack of a candidate statement is a statement of a sort, as is a candidate's track record and reputation -- voters are fully capable of taking this into account when they vote. It is entirely possible that candidates who did not post a statement could be elected or otherwise come in ahead of others who did post statements. To disqualify them now seems wrong to me. Nico --
