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Voting method #12: use the polls

 

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How will you vote?

Ah ! Elections would be a lot less titillating if it weren’t for polls. They gage each candidate’s popularity and tell us how they would fare if the election was to be held that. By extrapolating the results from a few thousand of electors polls somehow manage to take the pulse of the whole population. Seems pretty wild! Nevertheless, people are always clamoring for them! Read the rest of this entry »

Posted by Thierry Koehrlen, 17 April 2007 | Filed in To vote, Citizen life, Illustrated posts, Our blog
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Presidential elections: Interactive notepad that can make you a better voter!

dessin_9_dessin_1_elections_GB_550.jpgWe are becoming increasingly aware of the power of our vote. You realize how crucial every vote is when you look at the very close races and inconclusive polls, not to mention the French 2002 protest vote against the main parties which pushed the extreme right to a historical high result.

I know I will be voting in a few days to elect our next French President but, as yet, I don’t know who I will cast my vote for. I would like to vote for the candidate who most closely reflects my thoughts and values, but this is not such an easy thing when you consider what’s at play: platform, personality, past experience, public profile ….

So I came up with an interactive notepad to help me sift through the options during this presidential election. I imagined a simple, practical and very precise questionnaire without political or ideological leanings. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted by Thierry Koehrlen, | Filed in To vote, Citizen life, Illustrated posts, Our blog
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Voting method #4: with a notepad

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Due to our (too ?) heavy workload, the launch of our interactive questionnaire has been delayed by a couple of days.

In the meantime, through this creative cartoon, here is a glimpse of what it can do for you. We will first publish the questionnaire in French and possibly in English later if people are interested by it.

Posted by Thierry Koehrlen, 13 April 2007 | Filed in To vote, Citizen life, Illustrated posts, Our blog
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French Presidential Elections: How are they going to vote ?

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The first round of the French presidential elections – a race that promises to be tight – is fast approaching.

This week, in addition to our illustrations, we will launch a unique interactive notepad, a new way to help people choose the candidate to vote for.

Posted by Thierry Koehrlen, 10 April 2007 | Filed in To vote, Citizen life, Illustrated posts, Our blog
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