ABSTRACT
I stated early in this book that one of the fundamental principles upon which a Constitution ought to be based is fairness. This is of particular importance in so far as the electoral system is concerned, because the casting of votes constitutes the basic, and, for most people, the only, way in which the individual citizen participates in the law-making process. I have already discussed (at 2.5.5.1, above) the necessity for a Bill of Rights to include express acknowledgement of the right to vote. What this chapter addresses is the necessity, implied by the principle of equality, that every vote be an equal vote.
