None of the above.
That was literally a last-second decision. I was thinking of voting for the Green Party candidate, but when we consider that parties get $1.83 for every vote, but independents don't, that's hardly a level playing field for an independent. Of course I could have voted for an independent to make the point, but there was none on the ballot; but in principle, had there been one, he would have been at a disadvantage with this law.
Then as if that weren't enough, the party name was below each candidate's name. So am I voting for the candidate or the party? Or both? If I'm voting for both, then what about freedom of association? Am I not taking the candidate's right to choose his party affiliation away from him? And if I'm voting only for the candidate, then to have a party name below his is misleading, is it not? And if I'm voting for the party, then why is the candidate's name on the list?
Essentially, I decided to vote none of the above just because the whole system was botched.
That was literally a last-second decision. I was thinking of voting for the Green Party candidate, but when we consider that parties get $1.83 for every vote, but independents don't, that's hardly a level playing field for an independent. Of course I could have voted for an independent to make the point, but there was none on the ballot; but in principle, had there been one, he would have been at a disadvantage with this law.
Then as if that weren't enough, the party name was below each candidate's name. So am I voting for the candidate or the party? Or both? If I'm voting for both, then what about freedom of association? Am I not taking the candidate's right to choose his party affiliation away from him? And if I'm voting only for the candidate, then to have a party name below his is misleading, is it not? And if I'm voting for the party, then why is the candidate's name on the list?
Essentially, I decided to vote none of the above just because the whole system was botched.