Subj : Re: 2022 FTSC Standing M
To   : Dale Shipp
From : Dan Clough
Date : Sun Mar 13 2022 09:53 am

-=> Dale Shipp wrote to Dan Clough <=-

 DC> Well, in effect it would be, sort of.  But, that wasn't the point.  I
 DC> was debating your claim that in real-world politics, "no" votes and
 DC> abstentions are counted.  They are not, because there *ARE* no "no"
 DC> votes.  When I look at my election ballot, I can choose to vote for
 DC> *ONE* candidate, which is a "yes" vote.  There is no choice to pencil
 DC> in  for a "no" vote.  It is NOT a majority vote to win an election.  It
 DC> is  simply a matter of getting more YES votes than your opponent(s).
 DC> Which  is what I said there above...

 DS> In some cases, it takes a majority to win an election.  That can
 DS> happen when according to the rules if no candidate has a
 DS> majority, then there is a run off between the top two.

This is true, now that you mention it.  I have seen that happen a few 
times.  I think it's usually in more minor/smaller elections such as a 
state legislature or state/local position of some kind.



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