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this is a non-US problem - in India, we typically have a dozen candidates in every election constituency. IRV is not very practical.
by sandGorgon 8y ago
this is a non-US problem - in India, we typically have a dozen candidates in every election constituency. IRV is not very practical.
- karmelapple 8y agoIRV, or ranked choice voting, can be practical even with large numbers of candidates. Ballot designs can be made that keep the voting manageable. More importantly, ranking multiple people gets rid of the important problem first past the post has of splitting the vote with large numbers of candidates.
- cyphar 8y agoIn Australia we have tens of MP candidates in most electorates as well as several dozen senate party candidates with hundreds of individual senator candidates. IRV works perfectly fine here, though in the case of the senate does result in quite wide ballot papers. But if you only have a dozen candidates it's very simple -- you have a list of names and the voter specifies what preference they have (1st, 2nd, 3rd) in the box next to their name.
- sandGorgon 8y agoactually India mandates EVM - the elections in India are the biggest democratic event in the history of mankind. Its hard to to carry ballot papers over camel in the desert (that's a real thing). Approval voting is far more suitable for straight scrolling screens.