josh susserRanked Choice Voting would improve so many outcomes
Matthew Lyon@joshsusser is today y’all’s primary?
@mattly no, just watching a few elsewhere
adarsh 🚲@joshsusser @mattly STAR voting is interesting, I’m not sure if it’s been tried anywhere. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STAR_voting
@adarsh @mattly I think there are a lot of potential multivoting systems to choose from, and I don't think we need to use the same system for all elections. Using variants for different kinds of elections seems fine. We just need something that is simple enough for people to understand, so sometimes I might prefer a "worse" system if it's easier for people to understand how their vote works. As long as adding more candidates doesn't screw up a race, I'll probably be satisfied. I really want people to be able to vote for their preferred candidate without sacrificing a sane outcome.
Richard Schneeman@joshsusser @adarsh @mattly this is my position. Some people feel these things are “unfair” if it gives people “multiple votes”. A ranked choice voting system can also be accurately described as “automatic runoff voting” and seems to be easier to understand.
@joshsusser @adarsh @mattly I consider them interchangeable. I usually use RCV to as the name but describe/defend it as "instant runoff"
Maybe there are nuances but sometimes technically correct is not the best kind of correct.