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How hard is it to explain to people that their vote only goes to #2 if #1 is already out of the running?
by ikfmpwdsoz 8y ago
How hard is it to explain to people that their vote only goes to #2 if #1 is already out of the running?
- daphneokeefe 8y agoWell, you only get an opportunity to explain something when they ask.
- baddox 8y agoIt’s a challenge when people have only ever been exposed to first-past-the-post voting systems their entire life. And besides, it’s really not fair to assume that voting systems are simple to understand. Just have a look at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_electoral_systems https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_electoral_system...
- unethical_ban 8y agoI don't know why you're downvoted, but as someone advocating for RCV, I think that the "instant runoff" method is about as easy as it can get, next to the FPTP we use today. I agree there are other methods that are better by the book than the IRV method, but are exercises in statistics and graph theory.