Seth Warren
A case for ranked choice voting in Pennsylvania https://www.thecentersquare.com/pennsylvania/article_1d323388-1c0c-11ee-8285-0b2105a3df80.html | THIS is the type of election reform needed, NOT the folly of open primaries. Ranked choice voting will ensure winning candidates actually have majority support, thus truly reflecting the will of the voters.
Jul 9, 2023 at 5:09amWeb
Show threadDamien HurrellJul 9, 2023

@illusionofjoy I live in #Australia: we have Ranked Choice Voting (we call it preferential voting) and I'm a huge supporter.

Coupled with #compulsoryvoting, it generally induces politicians who want to be elected to move to the middle, but it also enables #voters to move the Overton window, because if single issue/small party candidates attract support, then major parties sit up and pay attention, and generally try to adopt policies that will regain support.

Show threadDamien HurrellJul 9, 2023

@illusionofjoy I've also been a #scrutineer in many elections and the vast majority of votes are cast validly: the ones that aren't are mostly defaced or left blank, so not resulting from confusion.

There are also sensible "savings provisions" so that, for example, if there are 5 candidates and a ballot has one to four on it and the fifth box is blank, it gets counted.

It's also very rare for a candidate not in the top three after first preferences to win.

It's a good #voting system IMHO.