New research shows ranked choice voting works better than the usual “pick one” system, helping elect candidates most voters actually support and avoiding spoiler chaos.
We’re curious what you think: Should more places try it?
https://theconversation.com/ranked-choice-voting-outperforms-the-winner-take-all-system-used-to-elect-nearly-every-us-politician-267515
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@TheConversationUS In Ireland we feel about it the way the NRA does about guns ("cold dead hands" etc).
We also have
Strict limits on political donations
State funding of political parties (2% vote threshold)
Boundaries set by independent body
Judiciary not appointed by politicians
No gerrymandering
No vote suppression
No grandiose conceit about being a beacon to the world.
US is a sham democracy with notions. In reality it's the best democracy a plutocracy can buy.
@TheConversationUS Just get rid of this idea that one single person can represent an entire voting district.
@TheConversationUS It's great. We have it in Aotearoa New Zealand for local body elections.
@TheConversationUS Ranked choice voting has the same problem as winner take all due to Arrow's impossibility theorem. What could work better are systems where voters assign a grade to each candidate. Test your voting system against the following example - voting on going for lunch: 3 prefer meat & potatoes, 3 prefer Japanese, and Italian is a close 2nd for all 6. A 7th person prefers Italian with steaks as a 2nd choice.
@TheConversationUS
Yes. And, in the USA at least, it should be easier to create alternative parties to the dominant Demorepulicratan axis and get their candidates elected.
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It needs to be used everywhere.
