http://www.kevindhendricks.com/2006/09/12/taking-my-daughter-voting/ Writer, editor, web geek. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:01:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.kevindhendricks.com/2006/09/12/taking-my-daughter-voting/comment-page-1/#comment-1768 jaime Sun, 17 Sep 2006 18:18:15 +0000 http://kevindhendricks.com/2006/09/12/taking-my-daughter-voting/#comment-1768 I'm glad you took Lexi to vote. It's been fewer than 100 years since women couldn't vote! I’m glad you took Lexi to vote. It’s been fewer than 100 years since women couldn’t vote!

]]> http://www.kevindhendricks.com/2006/09/12/taking-my-daughter-voting/comment-page-1/#comment-1767 tpy Wed, 13 Sep 2006 03:18:14 +0000 http://kevindhendricks.com/2006/09/12/taking-my-daughter-voting/#comment-1767 One of the odd things about the American voting system is that each state determines its own rules about voting (within vague boundaries set by the constitution and the federal courts.) So restrictions on primary voting vary by state. In some states, you can only vote in a primary election for the party of which you are a registered member. This (mostly) prevents the sort of thing you are talking about. But it has obvious downsides, too. One of the odd things about the American voting system is that each state determines its own rules about voting (within vague boundaries set by the constitution and the federal courts.) So restrictions on primary voting vary by state. In some states, you can only vote in a primary election for the party of which you are a registered member. This (mostly) prevents the sort of thing you are talking about. But it has obvious downsides, too.

]]> http://www.kevindhendricks.com/2006/09/12/taking-my-daughter-voting/comment-page-1/#comment-1766 Jeremy Wed, 13 Sep 2006 02:49:01 +0000 http://kevindhendricks.com/2006/09/12/taking-my-daughter-voting/#comment-1766 I'm curious why you would call that fraud. There are really two ways to vote. Most obvious is voting for the desired candidate, but there's also voting against a candidate. There are a lot of people who don't have a strong preference for a specific person, but take the approach of "anyone but x". Most often the result is voting for the most likely alternative candidate. Voting in the primary in the same way is just another way of voting against someone you don't want in office. In your example you don't want Hatch in office, so you vote against at each stage rather than just the final. I’m curious why you would call that fraud. There are really two ways to vote. Most obvious is voting for the desired candidate, but there’s also voting against a candidate. There are a lot of people who don’t have a strong preference for a specific person, but take the approach of “anyone but x”. Most often the result is voting for the most likely alternative candidate. Voting in the primary in the same way is just another way of voting against someone you don’t want in office. In your example you don’t want Hatch in office, so you vote against at each stage rather than just the final.

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