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Not sure where to post this, but does anyone know why RCV is getting so much attention in voting reform efforts? Approval voting seems so clearly superior in UX
by derbOac 6y ago
Not sure where to post this, but does anyone know why RCV is getting so much attention in voting reform efforts? Approval voting seems so clearly superior in UX and performance characteristics that I'm confused it isn't even getting discussed in a lot of places. RCV is on the ballot in our district and I felt compelled to vote for it but I didn't feel totally comfortable with it because it seemed like approval voting wasn't even discussed.
My hope is that this might be a foot in the door to moving to approval (the voting machines would be able to handle either) but my guess is there might also be less of a chance of doing so if there's already been a change.
- newen 6y agoPeople have strong preferences for one candidate over another. Approval voting takes that preference from voters, which instinctually seems like a very unattractive system. E.g., let’s say I’m a “moderate” in the US in 2008. I would like either Obama or McCain to win but I have a strong preference for Obama and I do not like any of the third parties. Approval voting doesn’t allow me to express this very common preference.
- godelski 6y agos/Approval/STAR (or range)? At worse these are approval, at best they are more expressive while still being substantially simpler than any ranked method (which requires multi rounds). I'd argue that STAR and range are more expressive than ranked because you can actually specify how much more or less you like a candidate than another. You can't express this in a ranked system.