Yeah, would probably like to see ranked choice swapped out for something else too. My preferred tool is STAR, but there’s a lot of other options. The biggest benefit of RC is it isn’t as bad as what we have, which is good, but it isn’t great.
There are multiple kinds of ranked choice voting. The “popular” one in America right now is IRV, but you shouldn’t assume all ranked choice voting algorithms are IRV and hence share its flaws (and benefits). My personal favorite RC algorithm is Ranked Pairs. I am not familiar with STAR.
No, because we already track if you vote or not. Here is an example procedure:
Each time Agnes Nitt sends in her vote, we put the sealed envelope in the Agnes Nitt pile. This is what we do with or without repeat voting, because it is illegal for Agnes’s vote to count twice - we must record that she voted!
Each time Agnes Nitt sends in a new vote, we incinerate any envelopes in her pile (unread) and replace with the new one.
When we hit count time, whatever envelope is in the Agnes Nitt pile is handed to the vote counters, in exactly the same fashion whether or not we have repeat voting.
You’re missing some voting reform, but full props for putting voting reform at the top of the list.
Some suggestions:
Yeah, would probably like to see ranked choice swapped out for something else too. My preferred tool is STAR, but there’s a lot of other options. The biggest benefit of RC is it isn’t as bad as what we have, which is good, but it isn’t great.
There are multiple kinds of ranked choice voting. The “popular” one in America right now is IRV, but you shouldn’t assume all ranked choice voting algorithms are IRV and hence share its flaws (and benefits). My personal favorite RC algorithm is Ranked Pairs. I am not familiar with STAR.
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No, because we already track if you vote or not. Here is an example procedure: