Even with a basic system, I think I would like the tacit rule that you don't vote for your own nominations in the poll.
Only problem with this is that it would be difficult to enforce. I'm sure most of us filmspotters are honest and upstanding, but I don't think we need to restrict voting for only those books you did not nominate. If voting wasn't multiple choice, I think that rule would be more necessary, but since everyone can vote for any number of books anyway, they can vote for their own nominations and all other books that they'd also read if chosen, so in the end, I think the book that the majority wants would still come out on top.
I'm not too bothered by getting my nomination through but I feel like I would like a little diversity. The current list of books has four or five Sci-Fi novels on it. Maybe we could find a way to ensure we won't be reading the same genre for the next three months.
Yeah, I could get on board with this for the sake of variety. So if a sci-fi book is picked, we could "ban" sci-fi nominations for the next month or two.