I was a fan of ranked choice until I tried to explain to a skeptical voter why "some people get to vote multiple times while others just get one vote" and realized that ranked choice adds both cognitive complexity and ballot complexity to an already difficult process
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From ranked choice voting to end-to-end encryption and wood apples, I tend to like stuff a lot until I try it and realize it is way overhyped
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What we really need in California is to combine ranked-choice voting with ballot initiatives! Vote for your top 5 preferred bond issues or constitutional exemptions for companies employing gig workers, ranked in descending order of preference.
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you can still just vote for one candidate in ranked choice!
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My point is that's all that ends up happening
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Isn’t the whole point that you can vote for the major party candidate as your _second_ choice? First choice goes where your political heart lies, with the Greens or the Libertarians, and then they get knocked out and your vote goes to your favored lesser evil.
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Agree. I value being able to make a protest vote without throwing away my vote. I'm glad SF has IRV. Yes, voting is already complex. One of the inherent complexities (which we shouldn't dismiss) is non-monolithic voter sentiment. Also: turnout in runoffs...
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I find it useful for "non-partisan" elections that currently require a run-off.
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How should voting for nonpartisan offices work? Or should they just not be nonpartisan?
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RCV has already proved consequential in eliminating the spoiler effect in a congressional race. The ability to vote for a serious third party candidate is probably a decade away, true. But third parties can now *run* in ME without spoiling
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That allows third parties a chance to run candidates in multiple elections, slowly building up the infrastructure to being able to mount more serious challenges.
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