[ale] ***UNCHECKED*** Re: Georgia Absentee voting request

[Jim Kinney]

Some state is doing ranked viting for primaries this year. Or it's a Skandanavian country. Can't recall. 

On August 27, 2020 5:55:08 PM EDT, Brian Stanaland <brian at stanaland.org> wrote:
>" Or must win with 50% plus 1 vote of eligible voters. Not just those
>that
>show up."
>
>I mentioned this is a discussion and people acted like I was crazy. But
>it
>would be great. Not only would politicians have to campaign on "why I'm
>the
>best" but also "why I'm better than leaving the position empty."
>
>The more I learn about ranked voting the more I like it.
>
>-- Brian
>
>On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 4:08 PM Jim Kinney via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
>
>> Or must win with 50% plus 1 vote of eligible voters. Not just those
>that
>> show up.
>>
>> There's several rank choices variations that poly-sci people like but
>> politicians don't. So that must mean we need it!!
>>
>> On August 27, 2020 2:03:01 PM EDT, Sean Kilpatrick via Ale
><ale at ale.org>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> What is needed for our elections is a NONE OF THE ABOVE choice. If
>NONE
>>> gets the most votes, then a new election must be run and NONE of the
>>> original group can try again.
>>>
>>> Sean
>>>
>>> On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 1:00 PM Edward O. Holcroft via Ale
><ale at ale.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Everyone knows that revealing the source code is a huge security
>risk
>>>> 'cos the bad guys get to see it too.    /s
>>>>
>>>> The thing I miss most about paper ballots is that you no longer get
>to
>>>> spoil your vote in protest, if you so choose. Indeed, younger
>people don't
>>>> even seem to know what a "spoilt paper" is. E-voting should at
>least
>>>> provide an option to "spoil paper" for those of us wishing to
>register our
>>>> dissatisfaction with all the candidates, or the process, or
>whatever.
>>>>
>>>> ed
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 12:24 PM DJ-Pfulio via Ale <ale at ale.org>
>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 8/27/20 7:11 AM, Jerald Sheets wrote:
>>>>> > Why don’t voting machine companies think outside the box?
>>>>>
>>>>> Not enough money in it.
>>>>> No annual maintenance contract.
>>>>>
>>>>> If all the states got together and each put $50K into a F/LOSS
>>>>> project for voting software, Americans would save money and be
>>>>> able to trust the results much more.
>>>>>
>>>>> Brazil did this.
>>>>>
>>>>> But really, we should all just switch to voting by mail, with
>paper,
>>>>> and drop off boxes for the 1-2 weeks prior to the deadline.
>>>>>
>>>>> IMHO.
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>to
>> inform the experts as to their needs can be anything but an oligarchy
>> managed in the interests of the few.” - John Dewey
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