|
|
|
|
|
|
by thepete2
1824 days ago
|
|
|
main points are 1. may decrease voter turnout by 5-6% 2. not as obviously fair as traditional voting 3. increases existing divides I personally think none of them are good enough points, they can all be dealt with. And 3 just means you can vote for who you like best, not just the ones in power. |
|
|
It lets similar candidates make a case for their small differences, but allows: * voters to not waste their vote on one of 10 different similar candidates, hoping they picked the one with the most backing so they don't get a split vote * more than just two or three candidates to run and have a reasonable chance of winning
The more people running, the better. Sure, there's some level where it gets a little over the top, but there are safeguards in place for that like minimum number of signatures from verified residents of a city/county/state, so there's currently extremely little risk of RCV being enacted and 100 candidates showing up on ballots.
And even if that did happen, so what? Look up a few of the candidates and pick the one that seems to represent you best.