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Ranked choice is a great thing. The most common implementation of it, Instant Runoff Voting, is terrible; it just throws away all preferences that aren't the to
by JoshTriplett 3y ago
Ranked choice is a great thing. The most common implementation of it, Instant Runoff Voting, is terrible; it just throws away all preferences that aren't the top preference. So if you rank A over B over C, the fact that you prefer B over C is completely ignored unless A is eliminated. Better voting systems take all preferences into account.