08-18-2021, 06:21 PM
(08-17-2021, 10:30 PM)nms Wrote: From the realm of "an out there" suggestion, with no hope of ever being reality, but:
What if an election were called with the caveat that if the majority of people in a riding voted ahead of time, that the election campaign would automatically end in that riding. Everyone in that riding could get on with their lives.
What prompted this was wondering how many people actually change their minds between when a writ is dropped and election day. I'm sure that there are brighter minds out there than mine that know the answer. I also realize that this system would be open to potential abuse. Maybe amend it to once a candidate gets a majority of votes?
This is intended to be a lighter post.
Not sure how that could even work. One of the reasons why certain information isn't given (such as polling information) is to prevent last minute mind changes. That said, the "majority" never votes ahead of time, most do the day of, so they have enough information to make an informed decision.