A RAND Corp survey showed a 3.4% increase in voter participation in the twelve swing states if people have the choice to vote AGAINST a candidate. Moreover, Biden’s lead over Trump would widen from 8.6% to 12.6% in these states.

Why you need to know
In the ion of UN Secretary General, voting against the nominated candidates is accepted option. Why should not ordinary citizens have the same option when ing our leaders?

REFORMER:Former Democratic Progressive Party chairman Shih Ming-te said the change would bolster fairness and equality in society

The proposal of former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) chairman Shih Ming-te (施明德) that the nation adopt a “negative voting” system has been met with mixed reactions.

Almost all the democracies in the world suffer from a common phenomenon where a minority, often the more extreme elements, could hijack a major party and force the society as a whole conflicts that the majority population does not like. We see this kind of situation in the United States, in Israel, in Taiwan, etc. repeated again and again.

Former Democratic Progressive Party chair Shih Ming-teh said Tuesday he was taken aback by what he called rancorous personal attacks by the party he once led after he made proposal for an addition to the national electoral ballot.

Chiou Tian-juh (邱天助) said in his opinion piece (“Positive effect of ‘negative voting,’” March 9, page 8) that 14 states allow negative votes.

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman Shih Ming-te (施明德) expressed his support for a proposal to change the voting system in Taiwan again yesterday, saying that the current system does not represent democracy at its best.

A group of political and financial figures in Taiwan, headed by former Democratic Progressive Party chair Shih Ming-teh, has initiated an unprecedented campaign to allow negative votes in elections.