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FairVote Releases Updated Study : “A History of Third Party and Independent Presidential Candidates” — 9 Comments
Why is it a problem that people express their most preferred candidate? Why the need to mathematically manipulate people to achieve a manufactured illusion of a majority?
A better solution to this “problem” is the Liberty Ballot, a write-in only ballot with a voter verifiable secret ballot receipt. Truthful election results have a credibility that no manipulation of censored ballots can achieve.
While ranked choice voting is a solution, it’s not the only one. Run-off voting in swing states is an option. Run-off voting is used in several states already, such as Georgia and Louisiana, as well as many other countries.
Approval voting for President is also an option. In fact, there is no reason that different states cannot use different methods to vote for Presidential electors in their states. One great unrecognized benefit of the Electoral College is that it allows each state to use the voting method that its people prefer.
IMO, the option that could be implemented most quickly and easily would be approval voting. No change in the design of the ballot is required, No need for an actual run-off. Simply have the legislature authorize the counting of all over-votes for President.
IMO, the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Colorado case opened the doors for the presidential election to be considered national with national voting standards.
Because of the importance of the office, if you junked the electoral college, you would have a national election with a runoff two weeks later if nobody gets a majority, just a plurality. France does it this way.
DATED July 16, 2019 — OLDE BROKEN PRESS ???
1860 >>> 750,000 DEAD IN 1861-1866
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CONDORCET = RCV DONE RIGHT
“if you junked the electoral college, you would have a national election with a runoff two weeks later”
Easier said than done. Not likely that a Constitutional amendment to that effect would pass any time soon. Even the NPV proposal seems to have reached a limit. Anyway, the NPV has implementation issues that I don’t think it’s proponents have fully considered. As it stands now, the NPV doesn’t provide for a run-off. In fact, it would give the election to anyone who got 40% of the popular vote.
Maine and Nebraska are showing the way. If you don’t like the way the Electoral College is chosen, your state can change the method used. No need for a Constitutional amendment, or some difficult to implement grand compact.
“CONDORCET = RCV DONE RIGHT”
Is that the only possible solution?
In fact, if a state wanted to, they could write into their law that all their electoral votes would be rewarded to the winner of the national popular vote. No need for any interstate compact.
Why is it a problem that people express their most preferred candidate? Why the need to mathematically manipulate people to achieve a manufactured illusion of a majority?
A better solution to this “problem” is the Liberty Ballot, a write-in only ballot with a voter verifiable secret ballot receipt. Truthful election results have a credibility that no manipulation of censored ballots can achieve.
While ranked choice voting is a solution, it’s not the only one. Run-off voting in swing states is an option. Run-off voting is used in several states already, such as Georgia and Louisiana, as well as many other countries.
Approval voting for President is also an option. In fact, there is no reason that different states cannot use different methods to vote for Presidential electors in their states. One great unrecognized benefit of the Electoral College is that it allows each state to use the voting method that its people prefer.
IMO, the option that could be implemented most quickly and easily would be approval voting. No change in the design of the ballot is required, No need for an actual run-off. Simply have the legislature authorize the counting of all over-votes for President.
IMO, the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Colorado case opened the doors for the presidential election to be considered national with national voting standards.
Because of the importance of the office, if you junked the electoral college, you would have a national election with a runoff two weeks later if nobody gets a majority, just a plurality. France does it this way.
DATED July 16, 2019 — OLDE BROKEN PRESS ???
1860 >>> 750,000 DEAD IN 1861-1866
—-
CONDORCET = RCV DONE RIGHT
“if you junked the electoral college, you would have a national election with a runoff two weeks later”
Easier said than done. Not likely that a Constitutional amendment to that effect would pass any time soon. Even the NPV proposal seems to have reached a limit. Anyway, the NPV has implementation issues that I don’t think it’s proponents have fully considered. As it stands now, the NPV doesn’t provide for a run-off. In fact, it would give the election to anyone who got 40% of the popular vote.
Maine and Nebraska are showing the way. If you don’t like the way the Electoral College is chosen, your state can change the method used. No need for a Constitutional amendment, or some difficult to implement grand compact.
“CONDORCET = RCV DONE RIGHT”
Is that the only possible solution?
In fact, if a state wanted to, they could write into their law that all their electoral votes would be rewarded to the winner of the national popular vote. No need for any interstate compact.
I DARE you, California. Just do it.