SkipCaptcha
35,519
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Ranked-choice voting (view source)
Revision as of 04:13, September 18, 2020
, 04:13, September 18, 2020start
'''Ranked-choice voting''', also known as '''instant-runoff voting''', is a [[liberal]]-favored, undemocratic voting system that allows for voters to rank their preferences of candidates on ballots rather than require they choose only one. As with such, the top picks on ballots will be counted for respective candidates initially; if no one gets a majority of the votes cast, the top two proceed, while the votes for the rest of the candidates are one-by-one defaulted to whichever one of the top two that was marked at a higher preference, if signified.
The major issue with ranked-choice voting deals with unfair bias against third-party candidates, which indirectly ensures a [[two-party system]]; since voters are given the option to rank their candidates in order of preference, those who rank a third-party candidate as their top choice and either the [[Democrat]] or [[Republican]] nominee as their second pick, it becomes nearly guaranteed that their vote will go to the latter if no candidate initially garners a majority.
[[Maine]] has implemented RCV following the inability of several [[Democrat]] candidates to win elections in the state; rather than recruiting stronger candidates to gain certain voters who prefer left-leaning [[independent voters|independent]] candidates, the [[Democratic Party]] there instead chose to install a potentially [[unconstitutional]]<ref>[https://mainecampus.com/2020/03/ranked-choice-voting-is-unconstitutional-and-undemocratic/ Ranked-choice voting is unconstitutional and undemocratic]</ref> voting system.
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Ranked-choice_voting_(RCV) Ranked-choice voting (RCV) - Ballotpedia]
[[Category:Election Terms]]
The major issue with ranked-choice voting deals with unfair bias against third-party candidates, which indirectly ensures a [[two-party system]]; since voters are given the option to rank their candidates in order of preference, those who rank a third-party candidate as their top choice and either the [[Democrat]] or [[Republican]] nominee as their second pick, it becomes nearly guaranteed that their vote will go to the latter if no candidate initially garners a majority.
[[Maine]] has implemented RCV following the inability of several [[Democrat]] candidates to win elections in the state; rather than recruiting stronger candidates to gain certain voters who prefer left-leaning [[independent voters|independent]] candidates, the [[Democratic Party]] there instead chose to install a potentially [[unconstitutional]]<ref>[https://mainecampus.com/2020/03/ranked-choice-voting-is-unconstitutional-and-undemocratic/ Ranked-choice voting is unconstitutional and undemocratic]</ref> voting system.
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Ranked-choice_voting_(RCV) Ranked-choice voting (RCV) - Ballotpedia]
[[Category:Election Terms]]