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"Cumulative Voting" Method Gaining Attention

Posted by kdawson on from the vote-early-and-often dept.

Local ID10T writes "The AP reports on a system of voting, called 'cumulative voting,' which was just used under court order in Port Chester, NY. Under this system, voters can apportion their votes as they wish — all to one candidate, one to each candidate, or any combination. The system, which has been used in Alabama, Illinois, South Dakota, Texas, and New York, allows a political minority to gain representation if it organizes behind specific candidates. Courts are increasingly mandating cumulative voting when they deem it necessary to provide fair representation." Wikipedia notes that cumulative voting "was used to elect the Illinois House of Representatives from 1870 until its repeal in 1980," without saying why the system was abandoned.

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  1. One Person - One Vote! by rec9140 · · Score: -1, Troll

    Anything else is anti-American and facist, communist or any other term you want to apply to it

    Unless your can split your self into 6 different persons, then you get ONE PHYSICAL VOTE.

    The top six candidates get the 6 open positions, with the highest vote getter being the president/chairman.

    Oh... and for that community... ENGLISH is the language of the land! REMOVE THAT OTHER CRAP from your ballot!

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    1. Re:One Person - One Vote! by rec9140 · · Score: 0, Troll

      > First past the post or Single transferable vote?

      Exactly what I outlined.

      "First past the post "

      Anything else and especially that single thing is COMMUNISTIC!

      ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE. Non transferable. You vote for a loser, you loose. Too bad.

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    2. Re:One Person - One Vote! by rec9140 · · Score: -1, Troll

      "Its just a way of saying I want candidate C to win but if it comes down to A and B then I choose B. In this scenario B gets your vote."

      If I am voting for C, I am not voting for A or B."

      No. That is communistic and wholly un-American in more ways than can be counted!

      ONE VOTE. I vote for A. They don't get the majority of votes. TOO BAD, My choose looses.

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  2. Re:Sigh... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    More bullshit from the JEWS...

    "Courts are increasingly mandating cumulative voting when they deem it necessary to provide fair representation."

    In other words, "fair representation" means non-whites lording it over white people.

    There is only ONE secure voting system, The Robinson Voting Method.

    http://paul-robinson.us/index.php?blog=5&title=the_robinson_method_a_really_simple_way_&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

    (Cue dumbass comments from Slashdotters who are too stupid to even understand the simplest voting method ever invented.)

  3. Re:Equal Protection? by tnok85 · · Score: -1, Troll

    You must be a Beck watching Limbaugh listening Palin wanking Rand reading tea party nutjob RACIST.