Thursday, October 11, 2012
Vote No
I just want to start out by saying that I do not wish to debate the politics surrounding the Vote No/Vote Yes ordeal. What I do want to talk about is the voting process. I recently found out that on the ballot, where you can check Vote Yes or Vote No, if one simply leaves it blank for whatever reason, then the vote is counted for the Vote No side. Regardless of one's personal feelings on this issue, I feel like this is ridiculous! The whole point of an election is to have a fair process for the public to decide how the government will run in their state. This totally gives an advantage to the Vote No side, and I feel like the playing ground should be equal for both sides. A lot of people probably will leave that section of the ballot blank, because they are undecided, uniformed about the issue, or other reasons. However, if they do this, then their intention of not voting will not be honored because their ballot will go in the Vote No pile. This post has nothing to do with my personal feelings about this subject, but I think that this sly trick is unfair to the people and makes the whole voting process biased toward one side.
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Actually, I feel system makes perfect sense because of what we're voting for. The issue is whether or not to add an amendment to the state constitution - nothing changes if the bill is not passed, and if it is passed the amendment will be added. It's like a "bonus" issue to vote on. The only way this change can be made is if Minnesotan voters prove that a majority of the state wants this change - by not answering the question, a voter is showing that they do not necessarily approve of/want this amendment. This system is the same for all constitutional amendments, and I feel this is a good system that prevents the constitution from being changed too frequently/hastily/prematurely.
ReplyDeleteThe point of an amendment is to be hard to make and harder to change. Therefor vote no, logically, has the advantage.
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