The Anonymous Widower

My Alternative to Alternative Vote

I don’t like the system of Alternative Vote, especially in countries, where voters have little political awareness.  One of the reasons is that many just vote, by going 1, 2, 3 etc. from the top.  Now that means that a lot of people with surnames beginning with  A get elected.  It is good for Balls, Brown, Blair, Clegg, Cameron and Cable, but worse for those like Milliband or Wanker.

I would prefer some form of elimination and runoff system, based on the principle that no-one can get elected unless they have got fifty percent of the votes.  There would also be a none-of-the-above box. After the first round, if the one with most votes, got more than fifty percent, then they are elected. If the none-of-the-above box got over the magic fifty, then all candidates are banned and the election is rerun with new idiots. In all other cases, any who got less than say five percent would be eliminated and a simple rerun is performed.

The permutations are endless and it would clog parliament up for months deciding what should be done.  At least this would stop pointless legislation being passed.

February 6, 2011 - Posted by AnonW | World | Alternative Vote, Politics