>From: maree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Some have suggested we should do the same here. That way, people would
>have
> > 5 votes and not be afraid to vote for smaller parties.
> >
> > Troy
> >
>How do you work out they get 5 votes ?
>maree
The Australian ballots I've seen have 5 lines. You list the candidates you
like, best to worst. That's basically 5 votes... unless of course, you
choose to leave some lines blank.
For example, my presidential ballot might read:
1. Harry Browne (the best man for the job IMO)
2. John McCain
3. George Bush
4. Al Gore
5. Buchanan
Obviously, Harry Browne won't win. But I don't feel like I've "wasted my
vote" by listing him. Even if Browne is rejected as unpopular, John McCain
becomes my #2 vote... then George Bush my #3 vote... and so on.
The U.S. has absorbed ideas from all around the world... Roman laws, British
courts, German superhighways, Chinese cuisine... perhaps it's time to borrow
our voting system from the Australians?
Troy
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