Negative Vote System Proposal Gathers Steam|負數票協會 遞"反對票"公投連署書

The Negative Vote Association recently launched a petition calling for laws to be amended to allow people to cast negative votes. It collected 2,000 signatures, and delivered the petition to the Central Election Commission. Former Premier Sean Chen, a lead signatory, said a negative vote system would increase the value of each vote. The Negative Vote Association delivers a petition signed by 2,000 people to the Central Election Commission. Former Premier Sean Chen, a lead signatory, helped to submit the petition. The petition calls for laws to be amended to give people the option of casting negative votes, thus allowing for and against votes to cancel each other out. The association believes the negative vote system would make Taiwan's elections more balanced. The current system does not allow voters to express their opposition, which means the wrong person may be elected in hotly-contested constituencies. You will vote for the candidate that you like. However, if a party makes an irresponsible nomination, you should have the right to cast a negative vote. It is said this is a basic human right, and I completely support it. The United Nations allows the casting of negative votes in the election of its secretary-general. Taipei's i-Voting system also provides this option. Chen says a negative vote system would increase voter turnout, weed out extremist candidates and force political parties to make responsible nominations. The campaign for a negative vote system has already passed the first threshold, and it is hoped the proposal can be put to a vote in a year-end referendum.