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The argument for "Ballot Simplicity" is misleading too They seem to have tried to intentionally tried to create a much more complicated ballot paper for IRV H
by EarthMephit 8y ago
The argument for "Ballot Simplicity" is misleading too
They seem to have tried to intentionally tried to create a much more complicated ballot paper for IRV
Here's a sample of an Australian IRV voting form:
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- timeimp 8y agoAnd what's great about said form is the order is determined by draw of a hat. Literally.
- notahacker 8y agoIt's also misleading because the simplicity of the appearance ballot paper disguises the complexity of the actual choice of how many boxes to tick in front of you. (Am I better picking my favourite candidate only or both the candidates I don't find entirely unacceptable in a tight three way race?)
- mcphage 8y ago> the actual choice of how many boxes to tick in front of you With approval voting, you should consider each candidate independently: "Am I okay with this person winning the election?" The number of circles you fill in doesn't matter.
- notahacker 8y agoBut the number of circles filled in by large segments of the electorate matter hugely, and most people's level of "am I OK with this person winning the election?" varies hugely, especially when there's a candidate they'd be really unhappy with on the ballot paper.
- pwinnski 8y agoThis is definitely a better way to support IRV, except that it depends heavily on people writing numbers that are recognizable by either computers or people when scoring.