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Subject: 
Instant Runoff Voting
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date: 
Wed, 7 Aug 2002 14:44:44 GMT
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See
http://www.AlaskansforVotersRights.com/
for more info on a ballot proposal on the Alaska Primary that will do much
to give people more choice at less expense. The Alaska LP supports this
which is how I heard about it.

Instant Runoff means that when you vote you also give second, third, etc
choices so if there is no clear winner in the first round, some candidates
are eliminated and the ballots cast for them are reevaluated for second,
third, etc choices to see if a majority is now achieved.

This is believed to defuse the "wasted vote" charge (to a certain extent)
that dogs minor parties in the US.



Message has 3 Replies:
  Re: Instant Runoff Voting
 
(...) In a perfect world it would work. But I doubt people would not readily accept that type of voting because you have to think of how you fill out the ballot. Also, you still end up with situations of people purposely spoiling ballots, i.e. (...) (22 years ago, 7-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: Instant Runoff Voting
 
(...) as well as most other parties, except the democratic party of Alaska. It's unfortunate that they think that they have the most to lose when it comes to the appearance of viable third parties. (...) I'm just glad that vanilla has the majority (...) (22 years ago, 7-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: Instant Runoff Voting
 
(...) That sounds very similar to the preferential system used in Aust. lower house federal elections. I'd be interested in knowing the difference(s). ROSCO (22 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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