The Least of All Evils: New Hampshire Approval Voting Bill Shot Down

"HB240, the bill in the New Hampshire state house to enact approval voting, has failed to pass, having been deemed 'Inexpedient to Legislate.'Apparently, some of the same state representatives who shot down Dr. Steven Brams' original push for approval voting in the state back in the 70s are still in the house, and did not find any of the research performed since 2000 persuasive.I can only hope that this does not deter the approval voting advocates. Perhaps, given more time, they can persuade more of their colleagues of the system's benefits."

The entire article, with commenting, is at http://leastevil.blogspot.com/2011/03/new-hampshire-approval-voting-bill-shot.html 

Approval voting is a single-winner voting system used for elections. Each voter may vote for (or 'approve' of) as many of the candidates as the voter wishes. The winner is the candidate receiving the most votes. Each voter may vote for any combination of candidates and but may give each candidate at most one vote.  Thanks to Wikipedia.

Remember, "voting turnout and activism means spreading the word!"

New Hampshire primary ballot counting problems

The BRAD BLOG has been closely following the recounts occurring in New Hampshire, our first in the nation primary. They are reporting on poor conditions in its vote ballot "chain of custody"-- the process of counting ballots from the polling places to the signing off of the actual count. Watch the video, supplied by BlackBoxVoting.org, and see for yourself the lack of integrity in the ballot counting management, of course led by the New Hampshire Secretary of State.

BRAD BLOG will continue covering the state's ballot recount effort as it happens. For additional New Hampshire primary video please go to BlackBoxVoting.org.