To think there needs to be a points strategy for voting.

[StarofWonderStarofLight]

As we are all aware, there are some seriously concerning political views held by some of the nation.

In a bid to make sure that the vote is done fairly, and more substantiated by people with the intelligence to vote properly - I think it should be along the lines of this.

2 votings points to those who have completed university or a degree.
1 voting point to those who have completed GCSE of 3 C’s and above.
0.5 voting point to those with anything less than that.
0.25 voting point to members of society who have been convicted previously.

Do they have a "none of the above" option though?

MargaretThursday · Today 18:38
"They used to do something like this back in the middle ages I think. The more strips of land you had the more votes you got."

@StarofWonderStarofLight Today 18:46
"That must be my prehistoric element creeping out."

The prehistoric era ended about 400 years before the middle ages began.

Oh is it? Who knew.

Everyone except you I'm afraid.

Should you really be voting?

It was sarcasm. Obviously don’t understand basic sociable questions

It was a joke that seems to have gone over your head.

Did you just tail off there or should there have been a full stop?

Why don't we just have proportional representation instead of first past the post?

I liked the system we had for elections at university. We could vote for “Ron” - which stood for “reopen nominations” and if that got the most votes then the post had to be voted for again.

I can think of many reasons why that wouldn’t work on a national basis, but it would send quite a strong message (and I only actually remember Ron winning once).

Not counted and recorded. Not turning up could just be can't be arsed rather than a rejection of all candidates on offer.

A spoilt ballot could mean "none of the above" but people also draw pictures of dicks!

Are you implying people with right wing views are less intelligent?

I do think there should be some sort of basic intelligence / critical thinking test but not sure how that could be managed.

Agreed

Statistically they are less educated. Intelligence is a nebulous concept and impossible to define.

People who can't fathom how to turn on their spell-checker
-5pts

People like yourself who fantasize over Mr Farage -100 points

Some spoilt papers can be quite artistic and articulate.

There did tend to be a disproportionate number of male genitalia represented. 🍆🤔

I used to do the counts for elections.

Wash your mouth out.

Apologies, didn’t mean to let your secret out 😆

You mean yours, surely.

I think the OP doth protest too much.

Where have I protested?

I do too and like you, I'm not sure it can be done, especially as it would rule out some of our "leaders". It's very obvious there’s a lack of full-scale intelligence going on at the top.

No it wasn’t. One less point for you!

It can’t have been. OP said she didn’t tolerate sarcasm on her threads.

This is a thread posing an absurd idea rooted in personal prejudice. I'm just getting into the spirit of things.