What If They Ran An Election and Nobody Came?
That's exactly what happened, read about it here: "Voter Turnout for Tiny North Dakota Town: Zero"
Now that's rational ignorance.
CARPE DIEM
Professor Mark J. Perry's Blog for Economics and Finance
Monday, June 16, 2008
Now that's rational ignorance.
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Dr. Mark J. Perry is a professor of economics and finance in the School of Management at the Flint campus of the University of Michigan. Perry holds two graduate degrees in economics (M.A. and Ph.D.) from George Mason University near Washington, D.C. In addition, he holds an MBA degree in finance from the Curtis L. Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. In addition to a faculty appointment at the University of Michigan-Flint, Perry is also a visiting scholar at The American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C.
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1 Comments:
Well, in its defense, that was out of about 20-30 possible voters, AND there was no one opposed, so it was pretty much a confirmation of a given, not a really relevant vote.
I wonder what the local law is on that -- does he have to submit to a run-off with himself?
:o)
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