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Limiting yourself to the likely candidates requires a level of awareness around polling - that information is practically forced down our throats since voting i
by munk-a 5y ago
Limiting yourself to the likely candidates requires a level of awareness around polling - that information is practically forced down our throats since voting in America pretty much requires it, but polling information (what other people think of the candidate) isn't an important piece of information for the voter - it's their opinion the system ideally wants them to express.
RCV is, at a maximum, equally as complicated as FPTP style voting since you have the option to elect only a single choice on your ballot (unless they're doing something weird). The form of the ballot may be visually more overwhelming but that's just from unfamiliarity.
- thepete2 5y agoRight, but you can argue ranking N items takes more thought thank picking 1. I like the "interoperable" way, just making choices 2 and onward optional.
- munk-a 5y agoGiven the wording in the article I'm almost certain that underfilling the selection wouldn't result in a spoiled ballot. People can continue to just pick their favorite dude and go one with their lives. From a survey mentioned in the article apparently only a quarter of potential voters choose to only make a single choice[1]. 1. http://maristpoll.marist.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/WNBC_Telemundo-47_POLITIICO_Marist-Poll_NYC_Written-Summary-of-Findings_2106121532.pdf http://maristpoll.marist.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/WNBC...