Slog - Comments on The Voting Lifestyle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_voting_lifestyle In a case that dates back to the 2000 election, the 9th Circuit ruled today that vote swapping is legal—meaning Nader voters in unsafe states (states where Gore was on shaky ground) who hooked up Gore voters in safe states (states where Gore was a sure bet) had a constitutional right to trade votes.... Copyright 2008 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 11:17:37 -0800 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:39:14 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Gitai If we just got rid of the electoral college, this kind of shit would cease to matter.

]]> Gitai http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_voting_lifestyle#c775738 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_voting_lifestyle#c775738 Politics Mon, 06 Aug 2007 11:48:37 -0800 Comment by DJSauvage Yes, then it never would be safe to vote for Nader.

]]> DJSauvage http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_voting_lifestyle#c775755 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_voting_lifestyle#c775755 Politics Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:09:30 -0800 Comment by Gitai @2 Yet another added bonus.

]]> Gitai http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_voting_lifestyle#c775845 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_voting_lifestyle#c775845 Politics Mon, 06 Aug 2007 13:44:57 -0800 Comment by gnossos Yes to getting rid of the electoral college....and adding instant runoff voting.

]]> gnossos http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_voting_lifestyle#c775873 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_voting_lifestyle#c775873 Politics Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:16:37 -0800 Comment by Orv For an idea of the kind of problems you might face in implementing IRV, look up Ann Arbor, MI's attempt at switching to IRV:
http://www.migreens.org/hvgreens/aa-irv01.htm
To sum up: Voters decided by petition to repeal it after only one election. In the one election it was used, the ballot counting was difficult, it took forever to certify the results, and a Democratic candidate finally won on 2nd-choice votes, causing Republicans to perceive it as a power grab.

]]> Orv http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_voting_lifestyle#c775895 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_voting_lifestyle#c775895 Politics Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:31:29 -0800 Comment by Gitai @5 I don't think one election alone is representative. I think watching Pierce County for the next few years will be more illustrative.

]]> Gitai http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_voting_lifestyle#c775969 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_voting_lifestyle#c775969 Politics Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:39:14 -0800