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Or, you can implement STV (Single Transferrable Vote) to fix a lot of these issues. Problem is that the state governments get to choose what constitutes a democ
by pimmen 9y ago
Or, you can implement STV (Single Transferrable Vote) to fix a lot of these issues. Problem is that the state governments get to choose what constitutes a democratic election.
As a EU citizen, I think it's embarrassing that the UK has a completely bonkers system with constituencies when their neighbor, Ireland, has a more reasonable STV system working right next door. Sometimes I feel like Brussels should step in and standardize STV to get rid of such madness, but I guess it's stuff like that which, had the UK not started the Brexit process, certainly would've made them do it anyway.
- Ntrails 9y ago> I guess it's stuff like that which, had the UK not started the Brexit process, certainly would've made them do it anyway. Tbh, yes it really really would. There was a referendum on alternative voting a few years back, and (strangely) that result being overruled by the EU would probably go down like a cup of cold sick. I'd personally have had a pretty significant problem with that. STV brings its own issues, obviously, and any change in structure is a decision that should be made by those people doing the electing. I'm thrilled that you're embarrassed by the UKs voting system though. If that's the thing weighing on your mind life must be pretty damned good
- ahakki 9y ago> I'm thrilled that you're embarrassed by the UKs voting system though. If that's the thing weighing on your mind life must be pretty damned good A nations voting system is one of the most important things in any functioning democracy.