Vote Early, Vote Often: Difference between revisions

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== [[Film]] ==

* ''[[Gangs of New York]]''.

{{quote| '''Killoran:''' Monk's already won by three thousand more votes than there are voters.~~<br />~~

{{quote|'''Killoran:''' Monk's already won by three thousand more votes than there are voters.

'''Boss Tweed:''' Only three? Make it twenty, thirty. We don't need a victory. We need a Roman triumph. }}

* ''[[Miller's Crossing]]''.

{{quote| '''Leo:''' You know O'Doul and the Mayor, right?~~<br />~~

{{quote|'''Leo:''' You know O'Doul and the Mayor, right?

'''Tom:''' I ought to, I voted for him six times last November.~~<br />~~

'''Tom:''' I ought to, I voted for him six times last November.

'''Mayor:''' And that's not even the record. }}

* ''[[Election]]'' {{spoiler|1=does this in reverse. While counting ballots, Mr. McAllister throws two votes for Tracy in the garbage in order to deny her the victory.}}

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== [[Live Action TV]] ==

* In ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (TV series)|Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]'', Salem mentions that he helped [[Richard Nixon|Nixon]] get elected:

{{quote| '''Salem:''' "A lot of dead people voted that year. Twice!"}}

{{quote|'''Salem:''' "A lot of dead people voted that year. Twice!"}}

* In one episode of ''[[Blackadder]] the Third'', Blackadder filled in for the single voter of a rotten borough and apparently placed several thousand votes for Baldrick.

** In the same episode he sarcastically comments on the system that allows this to happen: "Manchester. Population: 60,000. Electoral roll: 3"

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* Inverted in ''[[Skins]]'' - Harriet and Doug only count the class president votes for Naomi and Crispin, knowing Cook received the most and not wanting him to win. However, Naomi secretly witnessed the decision, and when they declare her "the winner," she pulls Cook's ballots out of Harriet's bra in her [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]].

* Mentioned in ''[[Catching Trouble]]'' when it appeared on ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'':

{{quote| '''Narrator:''' Don't you know you're wanted in Chicago?~~<br />~~

{{quote|'''Narrator:''' Don't you know you're wanted in Chicago?

'''Tom Servo:''' For voting twice? }}

* In ''[[Justified (TV series)|Justified]]'' the standard version is averted since the citizens of Harlan County are savvy enough that you cannot steal an election by stuffing the ballot box. Instead the candidates have to resort to other dirty tricks like bribing voters with alcohol and sexual favors, rigging debates by bribing the moderator and having the opposition disqualified by framing them for car bombings, drug dealing and nepotism.

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* Standard for elections in ''[[The Wizard of Id]]''.

* Dogbert in a ''[[Dilbert]]'' comic:

{{quote| "The votes are in. I've been elected to the position of supreme ruler of Earth. I won in a landslide, thanks to low voter turnout and the fact that I voted for myself many times."}}

{{quote|"The votes are in. I've been elected to the position of supreme ruler of Earth. I won in a landslide, thanks to low voter turnout and the fact that I voted for myself many times."}}

== [[Theatre]] ==

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== [[Western Animation]] ==

* ''[[The Simpsons]]'' where Sideshow Bob wins the mayoral election through votes cast by those in the cemetery, including the pet cemetery. Finding Snowball I's vote for Bob prompts Lisa to say that this time, [[It's Personal]].

* Eddy in ''[[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy]]'' tries it when he runs for "king of the cul-de-sac", but Edd anticipated that and replaces the real ballot box with a fake one.

* An episode of [[Di C]]'s ''[[Care Bears]]'' has Professor Coldheart employing this tactic to win the Mayor-for-a-Day election, promising [[Anarchy Is Chaos|"a holiday for rules"]].