[Election-Methods] RE : Taiwan legislative elections and referendum

2008-01-15 Thread Kevin Venzke
Hi, --- Augustin [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : I am very angry when I think about how referendums are conducted in Taiwan. a- stupid 50% rule. --- For the result of a referendum to be valid, at least 50% of the *registered voters* must participate. I.e. if at least 50%

Re: [Election-Methods] RE : Taiwan legislative elections and referendum

2008-01-15 Thread Chris Benham
Kevin Venzke wrote: Hi, --- Augustin [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : I am very angry when I think about how referendums are conducted in Taiwan. a- stupid 50% rule. --- For the result of a referendum to be valid, at least 50% of the *registered voters* must participate.

Re: [Election-Methods] RE : Taiwan legislative elections and referendum

2008-01-15 Thread Jonathan Lundell
On Jan 15, 2008, at 7:40 AM, Kevin Venzke wrote: The rule that a majority of voters must vote is unfortunate because it means that by showing up to vote No you can cause the proposal to succeed. But in my opinion, to avoid government abuse of referendum, they should not pass or fail only

Re: [Election-Methods] RE : Taiwan legislative elections and referendum

2008-01-15 Thread Stéphane Rouillon
care and never vote. S. Rouillon From: Kevin Venzke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Election-Methods] RE : Taiwan legislative elections and referendum Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:40:05 +0100 (CET) Hi, --- Augustin [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : I am very angry when I think about