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April 24, 2007
Choices, Choices
I guess it beats writing in Mickey Mouse:
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Maybe a congressional race was so nasty that a large number of voters simply didn't want to check the box next to either candidate.
That's what state Sen. Mike Bennett said he believes happened in the now-infamous District 13 congressional race.
Hoping to prevent a repeat, he persuaded the Senate Ethics and Elections committee to approve a bill, SB-494, on Monday that would require ballots to have the additional option of "I choose not to vote."
That option could not win a race, and the actual candidate with the highest number of votes would win the election.
Bennett, R-Bradenton, said the no-choice option would enable uninformed or disgusted voters to opt out in a way that clearly displays their intention to abstain for elections officials.
and the survey said...
Hat tip to my neighbor... DoubleU
Posted by LindaSoG at April 24, 2007 08:40 PM
Comments
I think the "I am sick of this crap" option is great, and both democrats and Republicans will use it.
When ever you see some out there candidate I think the only reason why they get votes is because people dislike the other choices, think about the porn star who ran for Governor in Calf. (A former Ft. Lauderdale resident BTW) When people selected the porn star they were actually selecting the "I am sick of this crap" option.
Posted by: DoubleU at April 25, 2007 07:30 AM
That is indicative of the level of disgust in the choices between the lesser of the two evils, I know I feel that way. The last series of letters from the RNC and President Bush have gone straight into the shredder...unopened. SOS different day.
Posted by: Jack at April 25, 2007 01:21 PM