If Clinton, Trump, and Did Not Vote were presidential candidates in 2016brilliantmaps.comimage lars ( @lars@lemmy.sdf.org ) Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish • 2 months ago message-square68fedilinkarrow-up1423
arrow-up1423imageIf Clinton, Trump, and Did Not Vote were presidential candidates in 2016brilliantmaps.com lars ( @lars@lemmy.sdf.org ) Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish • 2 months ago message-square68fedilink
minus-square Todd Bonzalez ( @todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkEnglish10•2 months agoWe should count non-voting eligible voters like this, and if not voting wins in your state you don’t get any delegates for the electoral college. Then just scrap the “first past the post” system and whoever gets the most delegates wins. In 2016 it would be Clinton with 51 vs. Trump’s 16.
minus-square psud ( @psud@aussie.zone ) linkfedilink1•2 months agoYou’d have states mandating voting, and passing laws that businesses must give staff time off to vote. That’ll never get up
We should count non-voting eligible voters like this, and if not voting wins in your state you don’t get any delegates for the electoral college.
Then just scrap the “first past the post” system and whoever gets the most delegates wins. In 2016 it would be Clinton with 51 vs. Trump’s 16.
You’d have states mandating voting, and passing laws that businesses must give staff time off to vote. That’ll never get up