Subj : Re: 2022 FTSC Standing Member Election - Votes Received
To : Shaun Buzza
From : Dan Clough
Date : Sat Mar 12 2022 11:18 am
-=> Shaun Buzza wrote to Dan Clough <=-
DC> Well, in effect it would be, sort of. But, that wasn't the point. I
DC> was debating your claim that in real-world politics, "no" votes and
DC> abstentions are counted. They are not, because there *ARE* no "no"
DC> votes. When I look at my election ballot, I can choose to vote for
DC> *ONE* candidate, which is a "yes" vote. There is no choice to pencil in
DC> for a "no" vote.
SB> Realistically, one could vote for both candidates, or otherwise
SB> invalidate the ballot card, which would be considered a 'spoilt
SB> vote', or essentially an abstention. I know, I'm picking nits
SB> here, but I did find reference to specifically this while doing
SB> my due diligence on the word 'abstention':
SB> "In another manner, an intentionally spoilt vote could be
SB> interpreted as an active abstention. An intentionally spoilt vote
SB> is caused by a voter who turns to an election and invalidates the
SB> ballot paper in some way."
SB> [
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstention]
While this is probably true, it is also irrelevant to the discussion at
hand. Again, on a real-world ballot, there is not a place to vote "NO".
Disclaimer: The above refers to voting for candidates for an elected
position. I do realize that sometimes ballots contain yes/no votes for
things like referendums or propositions. There, that should save you
some time... ;-)
... A woman drove me to drink, and I never had the courtesy to thank her.
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