PTO to vote

Platapus · 11-06-16, 08:56 AM

It would be nice if voting were mandatory if

1. The voters have ready access to vote
2. There is a "none" option
3. The rules are changed to require a majority instead of a plurality to be elected. Of course that could run into endless run-offs.

It would be interesting to see how this could work in the US.

fireftr18 · 11-06-16, 07:52 PM

Our city offices were closed, but of course, the fire dept can't close. We were given two hours to take off to vote. Most of us just voted on our way to work and didn't have to worry about it. I normally arranged to have someone from a previous shift stay until I got there. I usually got to work about 15 minutes after shift change and no one cared. In return, I understood that I should be the one to stay for someone else.

11-06-16, 08:56 AM	#1
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,380 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	It would be nice if voting were mandatory if 1. The voters have ready access to vote 2. There is a "none" option 3. The rules are changed to require a majority instead of a plurality to be elected. Of course that could run into endless run-offs. It would be interesting to see how this could work in the US. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

11-06-16, 07:52 PM	#2
fireftr18 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,528 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 0	Our city offices were closed, but of course, the fire dept can't close. We were given two hours to take off to vote. Most of us just voted on our way to work and didn't have to worry about it. I normally arranged to have someone from a previous shift stay until I got there. I usually got to work about 15 minutes after shift change and no one cared. In return, I understood that I should be the one to stay for someone else. __________________ Of all the forms of Martial Arts, Karaoke causes the most pain!