Re: [Election-Methods] RE : Taiwan legislative elections and referendum

2008-01-15 Thread Stéphane Rouillon
x27;t care and never vote. S. Rouillon >From: Kevin Venzke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [Election-Methods] RE : Taiwan legislative elections and >referendum >Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:40:05 +0100 (CET) > >Hi, > >--- Augustin <[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: [Election-Methods] RE : Taiwan legislative elections and referendum

2008-01-15 Thread Jonathan Lundell
On Jan 15, 2008, at 7:40 AM, Kevin Venzke wrote: > The rule that a majority of voters must vote is unfortunate because it > means that by showing up to vote "No" you can cause the proposal to > succeed. > > But in my opinion, to avoid government abuse of referendum, they > should not > pass or f

Re: [Election-Methods] RE : Taiwan legislative elections and referendum

2008-01-15 Thread Chris Benham
Kevin Venzke wrote: Hi, --- Augustin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a écrit : I am very angry when I think about how referendums are conducted in Taiwan. a- stupid 50% rule. --- For the result of a referendum to be valid, at least 50% of the *registered voters* must participate.

[Election-Methods] RE : Taiwan legislative elections and referendum

2008-01-15 Thread Kevin Venzke
Hi, --- Augustin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a écrit : > I am very angry when I think about how referendums are conducted in > Taiwan. > > a- stupid 50% rule. > --- > > For the result of a referendum to be valid, at least 50% of the > *registered voters* must participate. I.e. if at l