What's Up With VoteBuddy?

We're just getting started, so it's a cinch we won't have anticipated all the questions our esteemed visitors might have. So please bear with us!

Q: If this can really work, how come it hasn't been done before?

A: We can only guess that, because the Internet is what makes this possible, it simply took this long for the potential to be recognized.

Q: This involves striking a bargain where my vote is concerned. Isn't that a bit like selling it -- and therefore immoral or illegal?

A: Correct us if we're wrong, but we think you have the right to (stupidly) sell your vote if you want to -- but this program isn't anything like that. Nobody is giving you anything in order to get you to vote any particular way. We don't ask that you vote Libertarian, or Reform, or Green, or Constitution, or Natural Law, or Socialist. We just ask that you vote your conscience instead of your fear.

Q: I love this idea! How can I be involved?

A: Here are a couple of ways:

• First, spread the word! We do no paid advertising, and so far we've had the resources to do very little PR. Your word-of-mouth advertising is worth a lot to this "honesty in voting" movement. Send email announcements to the known Free World. For the most popular email software, clicking here will open up a message that you can send to anyone (or everyone!) in your address book.
• Second, you can get a VoteBuddy franchise going in your state or community so it'll be up to speed for the next election cycle. Your application should be emailed to Kent Van Cleave at the "info" address below (subject line: "VoteBuddy franchise") with some information about yourself, your organization, and whatever might be other pertinent information. If we like what we see, we'll sign you up to a revokable license (which means you'll have to keep your VoteBuddy site non-partisan and follow our guidelines).
• Third, you can simply donate some of your hard-earned dollars to support our effort. Now you can easily make donations online by credit card with PayPal (Sorry -- donations to VoteBuddy are not tax-deductible.) Just click this button if you're already a PayPal member.
  
  
  

  And if you're not a PayPal member, you can earn $5 for yourself and $5 for VoteBuddy by signing up for this handy online payment and collection service.
  

  

• If you have a website, please link to our site using the banner near the bottom of this page. And encourage others to do so, too!
• Finally, just spread the word. Send email announcements to the known Free World. For the most popular email software, clicking here will open up a message that you can send to anyone (or everyone!) in your address book.

Q: Who came up with this crazy idea?

A: Meet Kent Van Cleave, the mind behind the plan. He's a philosopher studying and working at Indiana University in Bloomington, who learned the difficulties of third-party activism first-hand, running several times for state office, and at one time serving as secretary of the Libertarian Party in Arizona. If you think this idea is wild, you can give your brain a real ride at his personal website.

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VoteBuddy^TM, BallotBuddy^TM, No!Buddy^TM, and any associated logos are trademarks owned by Kent Van Cleave, who asks everyone not to set up a similar type of organization or service using any name that might be confused with "VoteBuddy."

If you would like to run your own VoteBuddy operation, franchises (under revokable licensing) will be liberally awarded to individuals or organizations who would like to encourage "Creative Vote Liberation" in their states and communities. After all, our mission is to break the two-party monopoly, and your help is very welcome! For information on VoteBuddy franchises, send email to Kent Van Cleave at (sorry -- no link provided as a spam-avoidance measure; you'll have to type the address yourself) info(at)votebuddy(dot)org. For other questions, visit our FAQ page.

VoteBuddy and Kent Van Cleave make no warranties concerning the results anyone might expect or desire from VoteBuddy participation -- especially concerning the performance of individuals who are paired as BallotBuddies. By applying for a BallotBuddy you agree to hold VoteBuddy and Kent Van Cleave harmless for any negative consequences that might be attributed to the VoteBuddy program or anyone connected with it. Hey, we'll do our best ... but we aren't gonna be lawsuit bait for anybody!