[EM] One man, one vote and Approval: Pragmatic Approach

[James Gilmour]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob LeGrand [mailto:honky1998 at yahoo.com]
> > -----------------------------------
> >
> >           Approval ballot
> >
> > Directions:  Vote for one or more.
> >
> >   [ ] Harry Browne (Libertarian)
> >   [ ] Pat Buchanan (Reform)
> >   [ ] George W. Bush (Republican)
> >   [ ] Al Gore (Democrat)
> >   [ ] Ralph Nader (Green)
> >
> > -----------------------------------
>
> I'd like to change those directions to allow voting for none, to allow for the
> possibility that 50% approval is needed for a candidate to win.  Does anyone
> know of a succinct way to revise that?  Does "vote for any number" sound good?
>

Why do you want or need to do it this way?  If you want to operate a 50% threshhold to fill any post, why not tie that to the
turnout?  That surely would be  a better measure of "approval"?

James Gilmour

FAIRSHARE - Scotland's Campaign for Local Democracy
Visit our website at  www.fairsharevoting.org

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