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TRY OUT THE VOTE

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Plurality Voting Ted Spendy - Demican
Toob Addly - Republicrat
Spoo Oopsy - Libertariat
Tue Phat - Independent
Reset 
Voter 1 Spendy
Addly
Oopsy
Phat
(Reset)
Voter 2 Spendy
Addly
Oopsy
Phat
(Reset)
Voter 3 Spendy
Addly
Oopsy
Phat
(Reset)
Voter 4 Spendy
Addly
Oopsy
Phat
(Reset)
Voter 5 Spendy
Addly
Oopsy
Phat
(Reset)
Voter 6 Spendy
Addly
Oopsy
Phat
(Reset)
Voter 7 Spendy
Addly
Oopsy
Phat
(Reset)
Results



Approval Voting Ted Spendy - Demican
Toob Addly - Republicrat
Spoo Oopsy - Libertariat
Tue Phat - Independent
Reset 
Voter 1 Spendy
Addly
Oopsy
Phat
Voter 2 Spendy
Addly
Oopsy
Phat
Voter 3 Spendy
Addly
Oopsy
Phat
Voter 4 Spendy
Addly
Oopsy
Phat
Voter 5 Spendy
Addly
Oopsy
Phat
Voter 6 Spendy
Addly
Oopsy
Phat
Voter 7 Spendy
Addly
Oopsy
Phat
Results



Independent Voting  
Ted Spendy - Demican
Toob Addly - Republicrat
Spoo Oopsy - Libertariat
Tue Phat - Independent
Reset 
Voter 1 YES  NO
Spendy
Addly
Oopsy
Phat
Voter 2 YES  NO
Spendy
Addly
Oopsy
Phat
Voter 3 YES  NO
Spendy
Addly
Oopsy
Phat
Voter 4 YES  NO
Spendy
Addly
Oopsy
Phat
Voter 5 YES  NO
Spendy
Addly
Oopsy
Phat
Voter 6 YES  NO
Spendy
Addly
Oopsy
Phat
Voter 7 YES  NO
Spendy
Addly
Oopsy
Phat
Results



Proposition A:
Supports
Unsure
Opposes
2-WAY SPLIT
3-WAY SPLIT
OVERSIZED MARGINAL SUPPORT
2-WAY SPLIT & MARGINAL SUPPORT
RESET BALLOTS
TALLY BALLOTS

INSTRUCTIONS

Here is a chance to try out the different voting systems, and see how some of them can alter the will of the people.

This virtual voting machine allows you to try out three different voting systems, and see how some of them divide voting blocs, emphasize marginal candidates, and cause other strange problems. You can pretend to be seven different voters, so you can see how votes affect each other. Instructions follow on how to use each of the voting machines, and how to activate the examples:


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HOW BLOC SPLITTING IN THE PLURALITY VOTING SYSTEM CHANGED U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

The bloc splitting in the unfair Plurality Voting System changed the outcomes of the following US Presidential elections:

Note that I use the old convention of red for Democrat and blue for Republican, which was based on finding the letters of the color in the spelling of the party name.

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