Not enough information is known about the nature of animals running as electoral candidates. Typically, it comes from mocking the political system, often when the stakes are low like that of a microscopic town where some foundation in the community already exists, perfectly able to function without its pet mayor. In these cases, such an animal is a mere symbol of the community and “wow” factor to its visitors. In these scenarios, entertainment is the goal and usually the end result, if we can call it that. As for entry requirements? Not sure what Wiki is referring to on the topic of animal mayors when they mention:
“Electoral regulations may explicitly require candidates to be human (or equivalent wording.)” That seems like the correct wording to me… And, if a candidate is asked to sign a document in legible writing, then maybe an animal isn’t the right fit- a very reasonable demand, though maybe we can settle for a painted paw print, for instance? Not to mention that some life spans of animals aren’t even long enough to properly reach the age of legal adulthood required to run for office (now that’s just sad…)
Mainly though, voting for an animal is a means of pushing back a vote and showing protest against one’s political system. But we’ve known that clowns continue to have a say in the circus, so an Australian shepherd could probably do us more service. But please no. Just a functioning, non-corrupt human will do. If we ever reach that point.
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