Absurd Q: What if no one voted coming Election Day?

Kinja'd!!! "Wheelerguy" (wheelerguy)
04/24/2015 at 22:55 • Filed to: None

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Extra schtuff after onboards of people taking F1’ mythical and classic corners, because pictures are overrated.

Been bugging me for sometime now, and since the Election Years for both Philippines and US is coming, I decide to pose my burning question here: What if none of the voting public ever voted? I understand there’s gonna be certain differences between the two governments, but just how profound the effects will be? Or will that even work?

See, I had this suggestion about what the rest of the Philippine population can do if they really want a new government and want to do so without falling into a demented, useless and bullshit civil war (or at least, a lengthy impeachment trial): If you really hate them, don’t vote coming election day. It’s easy.

Or is it? And just how much fallout will this mass civil disobedience do?

Also, extra onboards, from my choice seasons.

So there. Those are my two questions. What if no one voted, and how profound the effects will be?

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DISCUSSION (5)


Kinja'd!!! Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Wheelerguy
04/24/2015 at 23:02

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Kinja'd!!! Sam > Wheelerguy
04/24/2015 at 23:26

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I think the U.S. would define 0 votes as a tie and it would be settled by the House of Representatives.


Kinja'd!!! ranwhenparked > Wheelerguy
04/25/2015 at 01:11

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At the very least, the candidates are going to vote for themselves, and you can expect their campaign staff to do likewise, so even in a situation where literally no one in the general population voted, it would still be possible for one candidate to have more votes than the other and win. Say, the one with a larger staff.

This is an extreme situation, but some elections in the US can come pretty close to that in voter turnout. Especially local elections - school board, city council, water board, etc., especially when they don’t fall on the same date as state and national level elections.

It isn’t at all unheard of for turnout to be as low as 5-6% for municipal elections, which is almost low enough to get to your question.


Kinja'd!!! Wheelerguy > ranwhenparked
04/25/2015 at 03:19

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Well, shit.

Anywho, how’s the clips I posted?


Kinja'd!!! saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars > Wheelerguy
04/28/2015 at 00:37

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Then the government has lost legitimacy.