Voting

The votes are in! Or are they? This week we take a look at the perils of voting such as racial discrimination, electing literal clowns to office, and winning by several hundred percent.

Sources:

https://www.etymonline.com/word/vote

https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=elect

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleisthenes

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/05/14/more-than-half-of-countries-are-democratic/

https://www.polyas.de/blog/en/electoral-research/election-terms

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_rights_in_the_United_States

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/data/voter-turnout-in-presidential-elections

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/voter-turnout-by-country

https://www.pri.org/stories/2019-07-19/how-vote-north-korea

https://www.grunge.com/209180/the-truth-about-the-rhino-who-ran-for-office/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/08/brazil-clown-tiririca-grumpy-to-leave-congress-ashamed-embarrassed