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RCV is simple and you should support it or something like it if you are a proponent of Democracy: Did a candidate get a majority (>50%)? Yes: They win, the el
by 24gttghh 6y ago
RCV is simple and you should support it or something like it if you are a proponent of Democracy:
Did a candidate get a majority (>50%)?
Yes: They win, the election is over.
No: The candidate who got the least 1st round votes has their supporters 2nd choice votes added on to their supporter's second choice candidate.
Does a candidate have a majority now?
Yes: They win, the election is over.
No: Repeat with those who had the least votes in subsequent 'rounds' until there is someone who has a majority.
- alistairSH 6y agoWhy ranked choice over approval voting? Approval voting appears to avoid the biggest pitfalls of FTPT, it's easy to explain (no run-off, etc) so fewer spoiled ballots (IRV results in more spoiled ballots by a large margin), and the physical ballot doesn't have to change (voter simply allowed to fill in the bubble for more than one option).
- 24gttghh 6y agoIt's simply the one we had a referendum for lol. I would guess that changing plurality to "most approved" would have brought up other constitutional questions too.