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Here’s an idea!

By Pixel at January 19, 2008 at 3:42 pm. Filed in idea!

Some people1 have already proposed a ‘none of the above’ option when voting. Some2 have proposed a tiered voting system which would work sort of like a caucus. I have a better idea!

How about voting against a person?

I mean, a lot of people do this anyway by voting for their opposition, but what if you could go into the voting booth and actually choose to vote against someone? It would count as a negative vote, presumably.

So if we take the 2004 election as an example:

  • Michael Badnarik (Lib.)
  • George Bush (Rep.)
  • David Cobb (Green)
  • John Kerry (Dem.)
  • Ralph Nader (Ind.)
  • Michael Peroutka (Const.)

Instead of going in and voting for your candidate, say Michael Peroutka, you could go in and vote against your least favorite candidate, say Michael Badnarik.

Then, when they tally up the votes, the person with the highest total of net votes would win.

In my example, of course, David Cobb would win because he had the most people vote for him (1) and the fewest people voting against him (100).

And really, wouldn’t it be a bit more honest?

(Prepare for another “I, Rule” post soon)

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  1. Libertarians[↩]
  2. Third parties[↩]


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  1. I like the idea, especially if it means David Cobb would have been our president the last four years.

    Um...Yum! said, in a nice little quote bubble on Saturday, 19 January, 2008 #
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  2. *sigh*, can you imagine?

    I should have voted for him. Me and 50 million other people should have voted for him. Instead I voted for the other guy: Ralph Nader.

    My friends attacked me for it at the time. Saying that a vote for Nader was a vote for Peroutka, but I disagree. I think third parties are the only way to change the system.

    Pixel whined on Saturday, 19 January, 2008 #
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  3. I love this idea. Maybe the against vote could be done every year or so we could remove a complete lunatic if the against vote out weighs the vote’s/he got in the first place?

    I really like this simple idea….

    Lee mocked on Saturday, 19 January, 2008 #
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  4. I serioulsy freakin’ wish that were an option. I’m absolutely not looking forward to the elections at all.

    Deutlich felt offended on Sunday, 20 January, 2008 #
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  5. i agree. and i earnestly pray for the day that i may live in a pixelated democracy.

    adelay made fun of Heath Ledger on Monday, 21 January, 2008 #
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  6. Could we have two votes? One for, and one against?

    Rob weeped on Tuesday, 22 January, 2008 #
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