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By that logic first past the post is ranked choice across the population. The whole point of alternative vote systems is to be able to both designate your pref
by zanny 8y ago
By that logic first past the post is ranked choice across the population.
The whole point of alternative vote systems is to be able to both designate your preferred candidate while also being able to specify your tertiary preferences so you can both vote for who you want to win while also not sabotaging your ability to vote against those you don't want to win.
Approval only lets you avoid the spoiler effect.
- CarVac 8y agoBut expressing your preferences doesn't actually accomplish anything useful. You can do it, but what does it get you? Instant runoff is not monotonic: there are times when the best strategy is to vote your favored candidate second and your second choice first so that the second choice can push out your least favored candidate.