In addition to the basic benefits of Approval Voting, doesn’t require any new ballots, balloting-equipment, or software, other than turning off the provision to detect and reject overvotes.
Michael Ossipoff articles
Michael Ossipoff writes for Democracy Chronicles from Miami, Florida and is one of our earliest and most prolific authors and creators. His writing covers the world of election method reform verifiable election counts and the importance of independent and third party candidates.
VOTE NOW: The Voting Systems Poll
You’re invited to vote in a poll between 7 voting-systems at the Condorcet Internet Voting Service created by longtime Democracy Chronicles writer Michael Ossipoff
But What Can We Do Right Now?
Progressive party platforms give us an idea of what it could be like, if we had democracy. But first we have to get democracy, and that’s what this article is all about.
Ossipoff’s Pre-Election Day Reminder
So, how to vote? The best, appropriate and effective vote is to boycott the illegitimate elections and to demand verifiable vote-counting in big pro-democracy demonstrations all across the country.
We Should Worry About Count Fraud Not Voter Fraud
It’s amusing how, when the subject of rigged elections comes up, some people equate “fraud” with “voter fraud”. Wrong. There’s another kind of fraud: Count-fraud. If you have count-fraud, you don’t even need voter-fraud.
Why Two Evils Are Our Two Choices
People (at least the half who vote) evidently accept and believe in an election that is a “choice” between two candidates whom practically everyone strongly dislikes
The Best Voting Systems – Part 1: Approval Voting
With our elections’ unverifiable count-results, the elections are illegitimate. If we ever get democracy it will be by demanding verifiable vote-counting in pro-democracy demonstrations.
2016 Presidential Poll with 23 Candidates From 18 Parties
The most important, interesting and enjoyable part of the 2016 Presidential Poll is looking at the various parties’ platforms. That’s how you find out, from them, what they offer.
Political Decree of Non-Voting Election Specialist
Progressives are right about the possibility of a split-vote when they vote for progressive parties if they worry about taking votes from a Democrat. But that doesn’t matter unless you think the Democrat is worth electing or any different from the Republicans.
On Viable Political Parties: What Can We Do Now?
Voting is only half of democracy. Equally important is open and honest media (something that we currently don’t have any semblance of). In particular, it’s necessary that the public aren’t being fed a lie about what other voters want or which politicians belong to viable political parties.