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Originally Posted by Chris
Can't believe we've not had a thread on this. Or perhaps it's not so surprising, as very few people outside of the Westminster village seem to give a smeg.
What are your views? Will you vote on it today?
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We did have a thread...you even posted in it
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/20...al-reform.html
I'll be voting "Yes".
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Originally Posted by heero_yuy
I had an open mind on this and have listened to the arguments for and against. I would really prefer to have true PR but otherwise I'll be voting to keep FPTP. AV is just too complex for most voters to understand and can have unintended consequences.
I normally vote first thing when going to get the paper but it started raining here, only a shower so I'll get out later.
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What's so complex about ranking candidates in order of preference? Are people too stupid to count past 1?
If you'd prefer PR, then voting No seems strange to me. Yes, AV is not PR, but it's a step in the right direction. If the result is a "No" (which is likely), it will probably completely close the door on any future chance of electoral reform...
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Originally Posted by Damien
I there are plenty of valid reasons to vote No. However the No campaign has been an utter disgrace, making up complete fabrications in their posters it's a wonder they got away with it. They made up the cost of the £250 million to switch to AV (And then had posters with babies saying they needed medical care and not a new voting system) when they included the cost of the referendum itself, voting machines that won't be needed, and invented another £50 million from heaven knows where.
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Yup. The No campaign has been awful, IMO.
AV will cost £250 million? Wrong...
http://blogs.channel4.com/factcheck/...ost-of-av/6410
AV will help the BNP? Wrong...
http://blogs.channel4.com/factcheck/...r-the-bnp/6273
Australia wants to get rid of AV? Wrong...
http://blogs.abc.net.au/antonygreen/...tive-vote.html