Free donuts here! Molly’s Donuts & Brunch Cafe is giving away a free mini donut on May 9 while stocks last to voters who have done their part.

Introduction: Consequences of low turnout Georg Lutz , Michael Marsh Low electoral turnout has become common in many countries. Whether this is a problem for a democracy depends on - among other things - whether higher turnout would have made other parties more relevant. This introductory article discusses the findings and approaches of previous work on this question and summarizes the findings of the work published in this issue. The various articles, despite using different approaches, looking at different countries and different types of election, all show that any bias in election outcomes is typically rather small and is not in a specific direction: sometimes the left would benefit from higher turnout, sometimes other parties. Therefore the concerns about potential bias consequent on low turnout are generally misplaced.

Informal Voting & Donkey Votes Informal voting in Australia is a sometimes controversial aspect of the electoral system. Rules differ between the House of Representatives and the Senate, sometimes causing confusion.

Donkey Votes Donkey votes are one of the most misunderstood features of the compulsory preferential voting system. It should not be confused with informal voting. Definition: A donkey vote occurs when an elector simply numbers the ballot paper from top to bottom (or bottom to top) without regard to the logic of the preference allocation. A donkey vote is counted as a valid vote because it contains a number “1” and has numbered every square in sequential order.

Dear Young People, Don't Vote (A Knock the Vote PSA)

Dear Young People, Don't Vote 2.00

C'mon, people, just hold your noses and vote Jennifer Dokes viewpoints editor | azcentral.com Published 4:00 p.m. MT Oct. 31, 2014 Voting has been a hold-your-nose affair for several election cycles. This one seems worse, mostly because of the amount political muck put at voters' feet. It was deep. Thanks to those who trudged through it to do the essential work of choosing leaders and answering questions that define us. Too many people won't bother. Shame on campaign gurus for creating a culture of crud. Shame on non-voters for not even bothering to hold their noses.

Is this the ‘hold your nose’ election? Record-breaking numbers set to vote tactically Author: Sabine McGinley, Posted on the 4th December 2019 Polling from BMG research for the Electoral Reform Society has revealed that a record-breaking 30% of the public plan to vote ‘tactically’ in the next General Election. Tactical voting occurs when voters choose the best-positioned party or candidate in order to keep out another party that they dislike… as opposed to actually voting for their preferred candidate. Research carried out by BMG revealed that in the upcoming election, only half (51%) of all the electorate are likely to vote for “the candidate or party they most prefer regardless of how likely they are to win”.

Why Americans Don’t Vote (and What to Do About It) | NYT Opinion @nytimes 3:36 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PajchobBI9k

Why don’t Americans vote? @WashingtonPost 2:09 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQsBnn1UCmU