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Approval voting is hard. My voting preferences pretty much match ranked-choice model, but approval requires reducing that to just two levels, so setting the bar
by zajio1am 4y ago
Approval voting is hard. My voting preferences pretty much match ranked-choice model, but approval requires reducing that to just two levels, so setting the bar is either arbitrary, or requires much information about decisions of other people.
- ClayShentrup 4y agoThis is a common intuition-based fallacy. The total information throughput of approval voting is actually GREATER than for ranked methods, when you factor in the tabulation efficiency and tactical voting effects. https://electionscience.org/library/expressiveness-in-approval-vs-ranked-ballots/ https://electionscience.org/library/expressiveness-in-approv...