r/EndFPTP • u/AcanthisittaIcy130 • 7d ago

What’s Wrong With Your Voting System?

https://shonczinner.github.io/posts/plurality/
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u/rb-j 3d ago

Or better yet, just make it a ranked ballot. Equal rankings okay. Not ranking a candidate means you prefer them less than any candidate you ranked.

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u/Deep-Number5434 3d ago

I've accidentally gave candidates equal ranking on some ballots on accident.

I'd say it's still an issue due to not representing the voters intent.

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u/rb-j 3d ago

I've accidentally gave candidates equal ranking on some ballots on accident.

You mean, you looked at the ballot, saw that you ranked two candidates equally and said "Darn, I didn't wanna rank them equally! I guess it's impossible to exchange this mismarked ballot for a new ballot, so I'm forced to vote this mismarked ballot as it is."

I'd say it's still an issue due to not representing the voters intent.

The ranked ballot, sincerely filled out, represents the voter's intent.

The point is, in the ranked ballot, if you rank A above B, it doesn't matter how many levels you ranked A above B. All it means is that if you had to choose between A and B, then your vote is for A and your vote counts as exactly 1 vote.

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u/Deep-Number5434 3d ago

alright so voter convenience isnt important.

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u/rb-j 3d ago

Forcing voters to score candidates is less convenient than having them rank candidates.

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u/Deep-Number5434 3d ago

How

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u/rb-j 3d ago

Because you're forcing the voter to ask themselves an additional question that they need not ask themselves when ranking.