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3 February 1995
The concept of one-man-on@vote has merit in that it gives
every citizen of the land the satisfaction that he/she has had a say In
electing
the government of the day. Ideally this applies to first world countries, but
is totally unsuited for a country with such
a diverse cross-section of people an
South Africa.
Taking into account the ration involved it is ridiculous,
that a university professor's vote carries the same value as that of a
streetsweeper.
Likewise a person who has invested his/her life savings in a
home or business cannot be expected to vote on a par with a shack-dweller
has
simply occupied land without any capital outlay.
A system of qualified
franchise MM be Included In the Constitution in order to create a balance of
values and eliminate unrealistic
promises made by unscrupulous politicians.
Anyone with nothing to lose will vote for that party which offers
him/her
everything on a plate,, whereas the person who has made a
contribution to the country will consider all the options before making
their
choice.
In order to -qualify for additional votes a citizen would
have to prove him/her right to then by submitting whatever criteria air* not out
by yourselves,
to an official appointed to this task. The level,, depending on
a the standard set, could go from I for the lowest category to 10
for the hi
ghest category. The number of the votes ~ allocated would be stam ~ Ant would
then be presented In the normal manner at
the polling booth
At the
polling statio ballot papers for each catego which according to him/her vote
antftylmmn cross. When it c ~ to counting, the
the total simply multiplied by
the n
This proposal is m& disadvantaged but a means of ensuring
that
t category. The number of their I.D. book. This proof at the
polling booth.
there would be different colour will be Issued to the
voter
she would then make only one ld be arran ~ by colour and icated to that
colour.
attempt to disenfranchise the
that an economically stable
and
balanced government in elected which will be to the benefit of the
country an a whole.
Yours
CRL DAVIES
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