Students are asking, so I feel obligated to compile my thoughts. Voting on this begins soon.
Continue reading “DC Initiative 83”Category: Ranked-choice voting
Notes on preferential voting in America, emphasizing developments from about 1990 to present.
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.
Continue reading “Responding to the response to one of my critiques of the Alaska system”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.