even when tallying is perfect, i think #ApprovalVoting is usually superior to #RankedChoice for single-winner elections.
but i usually think the critique that #rcv is "complicated to implement" is a bit of a strawman (although "complicated to understand" is an important critique).
sometimes, however, the strawman rises from the haystack.
via @ben
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Alameda-County-admits-tallying-error-in-17682520.php
#election #voting #civictech
but i usually think the critique that #rcv is "complicated to implement" is a bit of a strawman (although "complicated to understand" is an important critique).
sometimes, however, the strawman rises from the haystack.
via @ben
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Alameda-County-admits-tallying-error-in-17682520.php
#election #voting #civictech
Alameda County admits tallying error in ranked-choice voting, flips one result and raises big questions
Based on the new calculations, Oakland school board candidate Nick Resnick, who was...Jill Tucker (San Francisco Chronicle)
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•As this story reminds us, in the context of heavily politicized, deeply imperfect electoral systems, it might be right that a lot of what should be perfectly tractable is not.
But my view is that even conceding clear definition of edge cases and perfect implementation, approval voting is better, because it privileges broad acceptability over anybody's favorite.
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•Fargo’s Second Approval Voting Election Runs Smoothly
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•p.s. my whole thread last night used "olive leaf" where "olive branch" was the cliché i was actually looking for. sorry!
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•A solid strategy for approval voting is to think:
1. I should approve of the person that I would've voted for if this were FPTP.
2. I should also approve of everyone else that I, in all honesty, like better than the guy I approved of in part 1.
So say there were 5 candidates:
1. Warren
2. Biden
3. Trump
4. Demon Gorgrath the Bloody (R- Hell)
5. Jill Stein
I would vote for Biden if this were FPTP, and honestly like Warren better than him, so I approve those two.