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VotePair Begins Pairing Voters

Posted by michael on from the every-vote-is-sacred-every-vote-is-great dept.

Brent Emerson writes "Today VotePair started matching up safe state Kerry supporters with swing state third party sympathizers to facilitate strategic voting. They matched 1446 such voters. Their goals are to defeat George Bush, support third parties, and start a conversation about electoral reform in the United States. Whether you agree with their politics or not, their ultimate point is clear: a few hundred votes in particular states could determine the outcome of this election."

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  1. DOH! Doesn't work for me. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    I live in a 'safe state' for Kerry (NY) ... but *already* planned to vote for Badnarek. So I have nothing to trade.

  2. Awesome by nharmon · · Score: 2, Interesting

    When Slashdot first started these political stories, they promised to "do [their] best to be fair with story selection."

    However, when stories like this are posted I begin to wonder if they truly had any intention of being fair in the first place.

  3. I have a better idea by nharmon · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I am going to sign up on this site, and promise to vote for Kerry in exchange for a vote for Badnarik. But then when I get to the polls, I'm going for Badnarik anyway. I mean after all, whats better than a vote for Badnarik? Two votes for Badnarik!

    1. Re:I have a better idea by syrinx · · Score: 1, Interesting

      exactly! I would be surprised if everyone on that site wasn't doing something similar.

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      Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur.
  4. Re:I think VotePact.com is a better alternative by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    the important thing with this vote pact site -- which has no infrastructure to sign up or track people (nor does it need it, really) is that you make a personal contact with someone around you or that you know elsewhere already through other means.

    it relies on the idea that you trust these people, and that you both -- despite your conventional leanings towards the Dems or Reps -- are sick of the current system and want to help new things break in.

    i like it.

  5. Stupid Idea by Vile+Slime · · Score: 2, Interesting

    What's,

    To keep Bush supporters from pretending to be Nader supporters and then voting for Bush anyway?

    It might be refered to as hacking the hacking of the system....

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  6. Voter Fraud? by mindlar · · Score: 2, Interesting

    This scheme sounds a lot like voter fraud and is very likely to be illegal. Keep that in mind if you choose to sign up.