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Do you know what the source of the lag is? There's a concept of "rounds" in IRV, but if you have access to computers, a "round" should resolve in less than a se
by _delirium 5y ago
Do you know what the source of the lag is? There's a concept of "rounds" in IRV, but if you have access to computers, a "round" should resolve in less than a second, if election data is digitized. Is the lag digitizing the votes in the first place?
- vlovich123 5y agoI guess (without any research) it’s because you have to fully count all the votes before you start simulating as results may change. You can’t just say “this person has an inescapable lead” because the drop-out of another candidate might net a win. The only case where you can “call” it I think is if someone is likely to get >50% on the first ballot.
- zone411 5y agoIt's mostly because of absentee votes.
- JumpCrisscross 5y ago> Do you know what the source of the lag is? Absentee votes. Also, voters have some time to “cure” mistakes, e.g. forgetting to sign their ballot envelope. TL;DR Nothing intrinsic to IRV.
- adamjb 5y agoThe machines at the polling places can only count first preferences. Distribution of preferences will occur once the votes are transferred to the central scrutiny centre. https://twitter.com/AntonyGreenABC/status/1407523700342022145 https://twitter.com/AntonyGreenABC/status/140752370034202214...