Actually, I think for the Aussie that posted the first 
question regarding this post, voting is not voluntary.

BT


Tracy Johnson
MSI Schaevitz Sensors 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg Stigers [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 11:30 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: Presidental Return
> 
> 
> <snip>
> > Voting is completely voluntary.  Indeed deliberately not voting for
> > anyone for an office or voting at all could be considered making a
> > statement about how you feel about a race or an election in general.
> 
> I was told that instead of responding to poor service in a 
> restaurant by not
> tipping, which can be confused with being cheap, one should 
> leave two cents,
> an overt statement. I am enamored with an idea (lifted from 
> the most recent
> remake of "Brewster's Millions"), which I practice, but wish were more
> common place. When there is no candidate that I am willing to 
> vote for, I
> vote against him or them by writing in NOTA (none of the 
> above). I am unsure
> what would happen if more people voted NOTA than voted for a 
> candidate.
> 
> Greg Stigers
> this space for rent

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