A recent phenomenon in elections of the last 2-3years has been the evolution of Voting Advice Applications (also known as VAAs). These usually online applications let voters answer a series of questions on policy issues and based on their responses, then show which candidates share similar views.
In this sense VAAs are an excellent form of good VOFO as they directly link voters with knowledge on candidates that they can actually use in forming a choice. Read the rest of this entry »