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You're right that the voting system implies a two-party system; it's a strong reason to consider changing the voting system to something like ranked ballot.
by sdenton4 12y ago
You're right that the voting system implies a two-party system; it's a strong reason to consider changing the voting system to something like ranked ballot.
- Zigurd 12y agoAren't voting systems, all the way up to the electors in presidential elections, under control of the states, except for where they might impinge on voting rights?
- dllthomas 12y agoYes. This is actually a good thing about the electoral college - it decouples the states and tells us what to do when we've got a pile of plurality votes from Wisconsin, instant run off votes from Florida, and range votes from Rhode Island. Imagine trying to pick a winner from those otherwise! You're still faced with finding a majority of electors, which repeats some of the same issues, but as I understand it could involve conversation - which enables deliberate avoidance of some failure modes.