Preferential voting: Difference between revisions

* Write names: Hand-written names as a list from first to last preference.

* Touch screen: A slightly different category of voting is a computer [[Touch screen]] could also be used, asking voters their first, second, etc preferences, and showing the selections so far and remaining choices, allowing selections to be removed if the voter makes a mistake or changes her mind during voting. Some people want touch screen voting to print a paper ballot at the end as a hardcopy backup.

 

==Scope for corruption==

In Australia, election for the upper houses which use proportional representation as well as preferential voting, it may be daunting to have to fill in 70 boxes - preferences are compulsory. To ease this onerous task, "Above the line" voting, allows the voter to choose one party or group, and all the remaing squares are deemed to be filled in according to a registered party ticket. About 95% of voters choose to use this method.

 

 

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