Unifying through the popular vote
Day 2,029, 17:23
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by irule777
The Unity Process
Since the last election there's been a lot of discussion about reforming the unity process. Until the horrid PTO group, AFA, has been removed from this country, sadly, it will continue to be necessary to some extent to coordinate ATO efforts especially in important elections like the CP race.
The recent unity process works on an electoral system with the top parties getting a vote each and the sixth parties counting somewhere in there. The problem is, this allows for an unpopular candidate to win, and as such, has been the subject of a lot of debate recently. Now, there's an ongoing discussion for sure about possible reforms, but I thought I'd weigh in as a new citizen of this country.
Popular Vote
In the basic form, a popular vote system sounds like a great idea, and personally, I think it's a step in the right direction. The idea being tossed around is that each party would hold a primary and the numbers for each candidate would be mixed together and then the person with the most votes wins the unity nomination.
Pros
-The popular candidate wins, you can't really argue with the majority as you can with an electoral nomination.
-Elections will seem more intense. It won't come down to which parties like you, but rather, how good your policies are and how many people you can get to like you.
-Elections will be more like a real country president election in-game. Might as well get as close to replicating a process we can no longer be apart of due to PTO attempts.
-6th Parties get a lot more say in these elections as they make up a lot of the electorate, yet don't have much say in the current unity process.
Cons
-Multis are still a big problem. A couple of multi votes in each or a single party could easily sway a close election. Sadly, multis tend to be a problem all the time anyways.
-It's hard to ensure all the voters are legitimate party members, not fake citizens with access, AFA'ers, etc.
-I'm sure someone will point out something else wrong with this. Feel free to, always open to criticism
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Overall
Overall, I think a popular vote system, if operated correctly, could work quite well for the country, and I'm excited to see what the current reform talks will generate.
~Irule777, Super Awesome American
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when did you leave eAustralia???/
Just after my term. Decided to take a break from the country and Mazzy convinced me to move to the US.
He was attacked by a kangaroo and decided it would be best to leave
Parties conduct meta-game primaries so that active and informed players can choose the best candidates. This is the meritocratic process, if you will. Two-clicking players are just that, players who come on once, maybe twice a day, work, train, fight, and log off. The true democratic process comes into play in-game when we vote on the 5th, 15th and 25th. These are the days everyone, including two-clickers, votes. It is up to the meta-game active population to represent the interests of the two-clicking population in absentia.
Do we need to find a solution that is more fair to larger and more active parties? Yes, we do (and we are). Is that solution a popular vote primary? I hope that won't be the consensus.
Thank you for your article, it was clearly well thought out and well written. This kind of debate can make the game really fun =3
Go back to Aussie you Gillard supporter
I'm RL American 😑
*Facepalms*
Go back to Obamaland you Obama supporter
Gimper...you are truly amazing with all your hate, hate, hate, your idiocy knows no bounds; that is truly amazing....
I still have that can of gasoline and those matches....
Good luck irule, and ignore the self loving troll.
Lol, will do Molly. RGR's an idiot, but his comments are always amusing.
Hail Srbija!