# Chinese official on SMS voting: txtng votes ripe 4 abuse - Host: [arstechnica.com](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/hosts/arstechnica.com/) - Saved: March 5, 2008 (2008-03-05T20:28:00Z) - Record: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/384ca64789fe/ - JSON: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/384ca64789fe.json ## From the page (probably an excerpt, not Jamie's words) Believe it or not, some officials in China are elected by way of text message votes, much as you would vote for your favorite contestant on American Idol. At least one official says that system is being abused, though, and has called for a ban on the practice. ## Facts - Kind: [Page](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/kinds/page/) ## Same host - [You can't always judge an eBook by its cover: a review of the Amazon Kindle](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/0f471202d688/) (arstechnica.com, November 26, 2007) - [OpenID and DataPortability.org to gain major support](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/22b65fc97858/) (arstechnica.com, January 9, 2008) - [The night the IETF turned off IPv4](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/86c0870f03af/) (arstechnica.com, March 13, 2008) - [From BFS to ZFS: past, present, and future of file systems](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/32f7ecdce34d/) (arstechnica.com, March 17, 2008) - [Metallica "ear spanks" management, reinstates online reviews](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/892cc3a97081/) (arstechnica.com, June 12, 2008) ## Saved the same week - [Mix08 Day 1](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/ce534fcdb98b/) (whereslou.com, March 5, 2008) - [Ex-Yahoo Neil Budde lands at the Los Angeles Times](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/4d6e70ceb96c/) (gawker.com, March 5, 2008) - [SeaDragon In Silverlight: The Coolest Bit From Mix Keynote One](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/a557639235a5/) (techcrunch.com, March 5, 2008) - [EU To Clear Google-DoubleClick on Tuesday, Google Into Display](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/3853823a4b0d/) (businessinsider.com, March 5, 2008) - [Bush's HHH](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/515ccc977a96/) (dailykos.com, March 5, 2008) ## Elsewhere - Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2008/03/chinese-official-on-sms-voting-txtng-votes-ripe-4-abuse/