Vote Pairing
Is one vote equal to another? Perhaps, but you can make it
worth more if you can pair your vote. The website
VotePair.ca allows you to
identify an area where your vote would contribute most to your
desired party and you swap it with someone. Confusing? Here's an
example.
Let's say I want Party A to win the election. However, if there is no chance in my riding that Party A will win, I would be able to "swap" my vote with someone in another riding in which Party A does have a chance of winning. In turn, they would want Party B to win and let's assume that the system matches them up with me because their vote would do better in my riding.
According to the site, Elections Canada has verified that vote swapping is legal, but to do it fraudently is not. Of course, there's not really any way to track how individual people voted to see if they actually followed through with their vote pairing, but it's an interesting way of using the internet to try and game the first-past-the-post system that Canada uses.
Let's say I want Party A to win the election. However, if there is no chance in my riding that Party A will win, I would be able to "swap" my vote with someone in another riding in which Party A does have a chance of winning. In turn, they would want Party B to win and let's assume that the system matches them up with me because their vote would do better in my riding.
According to the site, Elections Canada has verified that vote swapping is legal, but to do it fraudently is not. Of course, there's not really any way to track how individual people voted to see if they actually followed through with their vote pairing, but it's an interesting way of using the internet to try and game the first-past-the-post system that Canada uses.
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