HOW OUR ELECTIONS ARE RIGGED

An example of how the Plurality Voting System is unintentionally unfair

Imagine an election for a mayor in a town of 10000 where the voters decide their vote on Proposition X.

UNFAIR (RIGGED):

  • 6000 favor Proposition X.
  • 4000 oppose Proposition X.
  • Candidates A and B favor Proposition X.
  • Candidate C opposes Proposition X.
  • The Plurality Voting System is used. You must vote for only one.
  • Because of election secrecy, voters don't know how many voted for A and how many voted for B, so they randomly choose.
Election Results   Total   
Candidate A3049
Candidate B2951
Candidate C4000
  • Candidate C wins.
  • Proposition X loses.
  • The will of the people is thwarted by the Plurality Voting System.
  • A concerted effort by the majority to vote against Candidate C will fail because the votes are split.

VOTE-O-MAT

pinball voting

ding ding ding ding ding
Clang ding Clang POCK
ding-a-lang-a-ping Clang

FAIR:

Now let's try it with a fair election system. The Independent Voting System is used as an example:

  • 6000 favor Proposition X.
  • 4000 oppose Proposition X.
  • Candidates A and B favor Proposition X.
  • Candidate C opposes Proposition X.
  • The Independent Voting System is used.
  • Vote on each candidate separately.
Election ResultsYESNOAbstain
Candidate A54494002549
Candidate B5951401336
Candidate C400059991
 
Election Scores(YES minus NO)Win
Candidate A+1447 
Candidate B+1918 √  
Candidate C−1999 

Highest positive score wins.

  • Candidate B wins.
  • Proposition X wins.
  • The will of the people is upheld.
  • A concerted effort by the majority to vote against Candidate C will succeed because they will all vote NO on Candidate C.

FAIR VOTE

fair voting

No interlock
Vote on each candidate separately

If it says "Vote for only one" and more than two candidates run, the votes will not be equal.

Is it RIGGED or FAIR?

RIGGED FAIR WHY
RIGGED FAIR WHY
Plurality Voting System (vote for only one) used * Independent Voting System is used Vote splitting among similar candidates
Unfair Voting System (Plurality or Ranking) used * Fair Voting System is used Majority can't stop unwanted candidate
Straight-Party Selection used † Straight-Party Selection abolished National candidate biases local race
Winner-Take-All Delegates or Electors † Proportional or district selection Political greed for power
Party Officials Select Delegates † The People Elect delegates Political greed for power
Primaries on different dates * Nationwide primary date Later voters can't change outcome
RIGGED FAIR WHY
Biased Press † Objective Journalism Wrongly Swaying voters
Biased Celebrities † Celebrities silent on politics Wrongly Swaying voters
Negative Ads sway Plurality Voting † No Gain from Negative Ads Plurality Votes can be Stolen
Candidates promise free stuff † Candidates can't promise giveaways Buying Votes with Free Stuff
Promise to legalize wrongdoing † No promises pander to desires Buying Votes with Wrongdoing
RIGGED FAIR WHY

 
    * - Unintentional bias
    † - Intentional bias