Pros and Cons of Ranked-Choice Voting
https://www.rankedvote.co/guides/understanding-ranked-choice-voting/pros-and-cons-of-rcv
Determines the candidate with the strongest supportRanked-choice voting reveals the candidate with the most support across the entire electorate, not just the most passionate base. Once there's more than two candidates in a typical "most votes wins" election, it's very easy for the "winner" to have a weak plurality of support. It's entirely pos… Encourages civil campaigningCampaigns in elections using ranked-choice voting have a stark difference from typical "most votes wins" elections — playing for second place is a viable strategy. This reduces the incentive to go "scorched earth" on an opponent. Elections in Maine and New York City have already bee…
Determines the candidate with the strongest supportRanked-choice voting reveals the candidate with the most support across the entire electorate, not just the most passionate base. Once there's more than two candidates in a typical "most votes wins" election, it's very easy for the "winner" to have a weak plurality of support. It's entirely pos…
Encourages civil campaigningCampaigns in elections using ranked-choice voting have a stark difference from typical "most votes wins" elections — playing for second place is a viable strategy. This reduces the incentive to go "scorched earth" on an opponent. Elections in Maine and New York City have already bee…
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