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Why isn't there an Anti-vote with elections?

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  • 29-04-2002 12:02pm
    #1
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭✭


    I no longer affiliate myself with any political party, and so, in Ireland, feel very little need to vote at all. But there are a few partys I would like to see not go into power (through coalition).

    It seems to me that instead of being forced to vote (if I vote at all) for the party in the most competition with the partys I don't like why can't i vote against the party I dislike? In my circumstance this is the only real way to use my vote as i would like it used.

    I know there must be a very simple reason why this can't be introduced (It flips up the counting system or something) but I really do think it would increase the countries representative vote as disillusioned students like myself are actually being provided for.


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    colinsky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 189 ✭✭colinsky


    That's exactly what I wanted in the last US election ... a negative vote.

    "Well, I don't especially like Nader or Bush, but we're in really deep doo-doo if Gore wins, so how 'bout I just give him a negative vote and cancel one of his votes out. Pretty please?"

    ...wait! is this what they tried to do in Florida?


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