[Flat Six]

Many years ago I dated a woman from a semi-large family -- 14 adults for dinner at the folks' house every Sunday. Before every election after Sunday dinner they'd get together and discuss candidates and ballot measures, with everyone getting a say and debating pros & cons. Then they'd decide how to vote -- as a bloc -- on every issue/office. Their premise was they didn't want any one person's vote to cancel out another's. One of the coolest civic-minded traditions I've ever seen.