Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Voter Turn Out Side the Box
If voter turn out is to be increased something needs to be done. When only 64% of the population votes to form the government and only 36% of that decides who will form the government something is wrong IMHO.
So here are some of my suggestions to help curb this trend toward electoral reform and increasing voter turn out without making it law to have to vote.
Make fixed election dates either on November 11 or somewhere there abouts. What better way to remind people that the only reason they live in a democracy and have the right to vote is because of the sacrafices made by the brave men and women who sacraficed, fought and died for that freedom.
Make voting day a national holiday.
Make public transit free for election day. Maybe funded by the federal government.
This would promote public transit as well as increase voter turn out.
Implement Proportional Representation where every vote counts and strategic voting will become less of an issue.
Proportional Represntation would also eliminate our extremist governments and make every government a minority where coalitions must be made on differing issues.
Pro Rep would be good for the federation as a whole with less fringe groups like the Bloc being able to have a disproportionate number of seats regionally and better foster a federal government unlike our fractious first past the post system we have now.
So here are some of my suggestions to help curb this trend toward electoral reform and increasing voter turn out without making it law to have to vote.
Make fixed election dates either on November 11 or somewhere there abouts. What better way to remind people that the only reason they live in a democracy and have the right to vote is because of the sacrafices made by the brave men and women who sacraficed, fought and died for that freedom.
Make voting day a national holiday.
Make public transit free for election day. Maybe funded by the federal government.
This would promote public transit as well as increase voter turn out.
Implement Proportional Representation where every vote counts and strategic voting will become less of an issue.
Proportional Represntation would also eliminate our extremist governments and make every government a minority where coalitions must be made on differing issues.
Pro Rep would be good for the federation as a whole with less fringe groups like the Bloc being able to have a disproportionate number of seats regionally and better foster a federal government unlike our fractious first past the post system we have now.
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You will get my vote if you run on this platform.
24% of Canadians have decided to give us this fractured house.
We could do better.
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Live strong and have a nice day, - "Nil carborundum illegitimi"!
M
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You will get my vote if you run on this platform.
24% of Canadians have decided to give us this fractured house.
We could do better.
--
Live strong and have a nice day, - "Nil carborundum illegitimi"!
M
Over 1200 Links at Http://MacArthur.Funknstyle.Com - NL Link of The Week: "Bill Montevecchi"
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: 9:28 am
Hey these are some cool ideas. I'm sure the business community would bitch and moan if E-Day was a holiday, but it's still a good idea.
Except then everyone would decide to head out to the cabin for a long weekend, which would drive participation rates down.
But there's nothing wrong with the public transit idea.
I'm not sure I'm as hepped up on prop rep as you are. Prop Rep candidates tend to end up being old party hacks and tend to be less accountable since they don't represent a particular area.
But a mixed system, like in Germany, is certainly worth considering.
Except then everyone would decide to head out to the cabin for a long weekend, which would drive participation rates down.
But there's nothing wrong with the public transit idea.
I'm not sure I'm as hepped up on prop rep as you are. Prop Rep candidates tend to end up being old party hacks and tend to be less accountable since they don't represent a particular area.
But a mixed system, like in Germany, is certainly worth considering.
I tend to agree with you on the old party hacks assumption.
But from the bit of reading I've done it doesn't have to be that way. It could actaully be decided by the voter but alot of critics say that that is to complicated for our little uninformed minds. That may very well have been a Liberal policy hehe.
There are any number of combinations that could be used. I put links in an earlier to several PR explanations and scenarios.
As for the cabin scenario it could also be spun the other way. People who live or work away from their voting district could travel home to vote with that day of.
Shades of Beer and Popcorn sneaking in here.
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But from the bit of reading I've done it doesn't have to be that way. It could actaully be decided by the voter but alot of critics say that that is to complicated for our little uninformed minds. That may very well have been a Liberal policy hehe.
There are any number of combinations that could be used. I put links in an earlier to several PR explanations and scenarios.
As for the cabin scenario it could also be spun the other way. People who live or work away from their voting district could travel home to vote with that day of.
Shades of Beer and Popcorn sneaking in here.
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