Citizens for Approval Voting

The Simple Election System that Provides Better Elections


Example Ballots

Plurality ballot
Directions:
    Vote for one candidate.
Michael Badnarik (Libertarian)
George W. Bush (Republican)
David Cobb (Green)
John Kerry (Democrat)
Ralph Nader (Independent)
Michael Peroutka (Constitution)
Approval ballot
Directions:
    Vote for any number of candidates.
Michael Badnarik (Libertarian)
George W. Bush (Republican)
David Cobb (Green)
John Kerry (Democrat)
Ralph Nader (Independent)
Michael Peroutka (Constitution)

As you can see, the change to Approval Voting is a small one. Nonetheless the benefits of this change are substantial. We believe that this simple reform is an inexpensive way to make democracies perform better by electing more acceptable candidates.