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The issue: Voters frequently are uninterested in the details of government: frequently, elections have low turnout even when critical issues are at stake. Proposal: Paradoxically, people can be more excited less important issues that are easier to understand (this is also referred to as “bikeshedding”). Thus, this proposal aims to “trick” voters into being interested…
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Background: Every four years, interest is re-kindled in the odd “Electoral College”-based method of tallying up American presidential votes. Since the electoral votes are actually assigned on a per-state[*] basis (Figure 1), this has the side effect of making the presidential elections hinge on a few “battleground” districts—tiny subsets of swing states whose voting outcome…
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Background: The democratic process depends on at least some fraction of voters making an informed decision. The issue: However, many people find politics uninteresting (Figure 1), and vote semi-randomly and/or for the most candidate with the most camera-friendly smile. This is not an ideal way to choose a country’s leaders. Proposal: This one is simple:…
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Voter suppression with a twist! Add SECRET disqualification questions to the ballot in order to save democracy! Definitely there would be no possible way to misuse this. Plus: you’ll never believe what kind of animal was nominated as ambassador to Australia!
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Background: Voter suppression has historically been a popular method of “adjusting” election results. It comes in many forms. For example: Do supporters of your opponent have 9-to-5 jobs? Easily solved—set up the polling places from 10 AM to 4 PM (with a break for lunch) in inconvenient places! Are your supporters richer than your opponent’s supporters?…
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Background: Voting is important for selecting members of government and influencing policy through referendums, recalls, and other measures directly submitted to citizens. However, it’s a lot of work to be an informed voter, and most voters are apathetic and uninformed. In the case of referendums / ballot measures that are directly voted on, most voters…
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