• Re: 2022 FTSC Standing M

    From Dan Clough@1:123/115 to Dale Shipp on Sun Mar 13 09:53:00 2022
    Dale Shipp wrote to Dan Clough <=-

    Well, in effect it would be, sort of. But, that wasn't the point. I
    was debating your claim that in real-world politics, "no" votes and abstentions are counted. They are not, because there *ARE* no "no"
    votes. When I look at my election ballot, I can choose to vote for
    *ONE* candidate, which is a "yes" vote. There is no choice to pencil
    in for a "no" vote. It is NOT a majority vote to win an election. It
    is simply a matter of getting more YES votes than your opponent(s).
    Which is what I said there above...

    In some cases, it takes a majority to win an election. That can
    happen when according to the rules if no candidate has a
    majority, then there is a run off between the top two.

    This is true, now that you mention it. I have seen that happen a few
    times. I think it's usually in more minor/smaller elections such as a
    state legislature or state/local position of some kind.



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