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> Does "select a president uniformly at random from the voting population" count as a voting system? Not voting, but it is a real election system, known as Sor
by JoshTriplett 6y ago
> Does "select a president uniformly at random from the voting population" count as a voting system?
Not voting, but it is a real election system, known as Sortition (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sortition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sortition). It was used in ancient Athens.
Also, yes, approval voting is a great approach and we should absolutely use it. We'd still get people who vote party-line, and it'd take a while for people to truly internalize that they can safely vote for other candidates they like, but it'd be a massive improvement.
- a1369209993 6y ago> known as Sortition (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sortition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sortition). It was used in ancient Athens. I vaguely remembered that, but not the name, thanks.