Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 17:50:26 -0600
Subject: Re: M-INTRO: Buying your vote and "vote swapping"
From: tedbell-AT-pseud.pseud


> I also disagree with the electoral vote, especially since these days people
> can "vote swap" and bypass the whole system anyway. If you haven't heard of
> it here's the general idea. Basically in a state where there's no question
> on who will win, a voter may "swap" his vote with a voter in another state
> where the competition may be close. For example "vote swappers" in Utah who
> want Kerry to win will swap their vote with someone in another state who
> wants to elect Nader, say in Florida where it could be a close call between
> Bush and Kerry. This way Nader gets his votes, but enough votes like this
> could help push Kerry over the fence line to win. The same thing could
> happen for a Bush supporter in a democratic state. This is a way to cheat
> the electoral system, and if this continues I think the way votes are
> counted needs to be revamped.
> 
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 Who is to say that if you swap votes with someone in another state that the
correct vote will be placed. The vote swap idea makes the assumption that
both people who exchange their votes are honest and will keep their word in
placing votes in which they disagree with. I may be cynical but I think that
a person who wants Bush to win this election will jump at the opportunity
the essentially place two votes for Bush, their own vote and the one that
they swapped with someone else in another state. This swapping idea sounds
like a good idea for equalizing out the unfair electoral college but in
reality is it?



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