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Ranked choice isn't the only alternative voting system that encourages moderation. Approval voting is vastly simpler to understand and implement and also accom
by dralley 2y ago
Ranked choice isn't the only alternative voting system that encourages moderation. Approval voting is vastly simpler to understand and implement and also accomplishes many of the same benefits.
Simplicity is an underrated value when it comes to elections. People are more likely to trust that which they can easily understand. And ranked choice, fairly or not tends to cause a lot of confusion.
- gs17 2y agoUnfortunately, I rarely see people who hate IRV/RCV because they want it replaced with approval voting. Usually it's that their candidate/party of choice would fare worse under it.
- ClayShentrup 2y agoapproval voting is also just more accurate and resistant to tactical behavior. https://www.rangevoting.org/BayRegsFig https://www.rangevoting.org/BayRegsFig