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* In one episode of ''[[Black Adder]] the Third'', Blackadder filled in for the single voter of a rotten borough and apparently placed several thousand votes for Baldrick. |
* In one episode of ''[[Black Adder]] the Third'', Blackadder filled in for the single voter of a rotten borough and apparently placed several thousand votes for Baldrick. |
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** In the same episode he sarcastically comments on the system that allows this to happen: "Manchester. Population: 60,000. Electoral roll: 3" |
** 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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* Happens in ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined |
* Happens in ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined|Battlestar Galactica]]'' when the fleet elects a new president. |
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* [[Played for Laughs]] in a ''[[Family Ties]]'' episode when a girl reveals her crush on Alex by telling him that when he ran for student council president, "I voted for you. Three hundred times. Sorry you didn't win." Later, his best friend Skippy makes the [[Running Gag|exact same confession]]. |
* [[Played for Laughs]] in a ''[[Family Ties]]'' episode when a girl reveals her crush on Alex by telling him that when he ran for student council president, "I voted for you. Three hundred times. Sorry you didn't win." Later, his best friend Skippy makes the [[Running Gag|exact same confession]]. |
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* Played with in a ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'' episode. They select the name of someone out of a hat to decide who has to do an unenviable task. It turns out everyone puts in [[Butt Monkey|Jerry]]'s name rather than their own. |
* Played with in a ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'' episode. They select the name of someone out of a hat to decide who has to do an unenviable task. It turns out everyone puts in [[Butt Monkey|Jerry]]'s name rather than their own. |
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* This is a common accusation levied towards [[Reality Show]] [[Game Show|game shows]] that rely on audience voting. |
* This is a common accusation levied towards [[Reality Show]] [[Game Show|game shows]] that rely on audience voting. |
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** ''[[American Idol]]'' is one of the most common targets of this in the US, especially due to the fact that people are allowed to vote as many times as they want. A number of people have employed "robo-calls" and "power-texting" to make thousands of votes -- completely legal under ''AI'' rules, and often balanced out by different robo-callers voting for different contestants. What pushes the show into this trope, however, is a series of controversies over the fairness of the voting, most notably an incident in the season 8 finale involving AT&T (one of ''AI'''s sponsors) that may have cost [[Adam Lambert]] the victory. See [ |
** ''[[American Idol]]'' is one of the most common targets of this in the US, especially due to the fact that people are allowed to vote as many times as they want. A number of people have employed "robo-calls" and "power-texting" to make thousands of votes -- completely legal under ''AI'' rules, and often balanced out by different robo-callers voting for different contestants. What pushes the show into this trope, however, is a series of controversies over the fairness of the voting, most notably an incident in the season 8 finale involving AT&T (one of ''AI'''s sponsors) that may have cost [[Adam Lambert]] the victory. See [[wikipedia:List of American Idol controversies|here]] for more. |
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* In 2006, [[The Colbert Report|Stephen Colbert]] reported that Hungary was holding an online naming poll for a new bridge, for which the then-leading entry was the "Chuck Norris bridge". He then proceeded to suggest that his fans should stuff the ballot box with "Stephen Colbert bridge". [[Hilarity Ensued]] when it [[Gone Horribly Right|Went Horribly Right]] and "Stephen Colbert bridge" won with over 17 million votes - about 7 million more than the entire population of Hungary. |
* In 2006, [[The Colbert Report|Stephen Colbert]] reported that Hungary was holding an online naming poll for a new bridge, for which the then-leading entry was the "Chuck Norris bridge". He then proceeded to suggest that his fans should stuff the ballot box with "Stephen Colbert bridge". [[Hilarity Ensued]] when it [[Gone Horribly Right|Went Horribly Right]] and "Stephen Colbert bridge" won with over 17 million votes - about 7 million more than the entire population of Hungary. |
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** He tried again when NASA announced that it would put a particular name on a capsule intended for the International Space Station based on the number of votes. "Colbert" won in a landslide, but was denied victory. Instead, NASA shipped up a new piece of equipment, which has the acronym C.O.L.B.E.R.T. Stephen was mollified. |
** He tried again when NASA announced that it would put a particular name on a capsule intended for the International Space Station based on the number of votes. "Colbert" won in a landslide, but was denied victory. Instead, NASA shipped up a new piece of equipment, which has the acronym C.O.L.B.E.R.T. Stephen was mollified. |
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* 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. |
* 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. |
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* 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"]]. |
* 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"]]. |
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* Suspected vote tampering becomes motive for revenge in [[Non |
* Suspected vote tampering becomes motive for revenge in [[Non-Serial Movie]] "Wrath of the Spider Queen" for ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy]]''. |
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