Do anti-party reforms ironically require major-party backing?
I’m sure we will hear a lot about the RCV measures that just were on the ballot. Only in DC did one pass/cause RCV adoption (or retention).1
Read more…Category: Ranked-choice voting
Notes on preferential voting in America, emphasizing developments from about 1990 to present.
Why don’t some voters rank?
I just discovered several papers on the determinants of ballot invalidity (informal voting) in Australia. Two recent conversations prompted me to look for these. The overarching issue is whether an invalid ballot reflects confusion or protest voting. You can find the papers in my reference list. The answer seems to be: both but more of the latter, especially among young people dissatisfied with the party system.
Read more…DC Initiative 83
Students are asking, so I feel obligated to compile my thoughts. Voting on this begins soon.
Read more…Responding to the response to one of my critiques of the Alaska system
This post’s purpose is to clarify a point I made in this essay about coordination failure under nonpartisan Alternative Vote, AKA “the Alaska system.” I have suggested in a few posts that elaborate single-seat electoral systems do not perform well in high-dimensional policy spaces.
Read more…Redefinition of voter suppression
I came across this sign on a recent visit to Washington, DC.
It redefines “voter suppression” as the presence of a nominating primary without instant runoff voting.