Voting System Reform Commission: Part 2

[Platypus]

FPTP is a stupid system. I'm not prepared to work with any proposal that uses it as a basis, with or without runoff.

Preferntial voting really does work. The problems are 1) Write-ins. Should never have been allowed; should be scrapped now. 2) People not ranking all candidates.

If each ticket on the ballot is listed in order of preference, and there are no write-in candidates, it's a simple, trouble free system. It's also the most democratic; the majority of people approve of the candidate, and they have a significant base so someone people actually want is elected, not just a 'lesser of two evils'.

Preferential voting works, and works better then any other system. The problem is that Atlasia doesn't use it properly. If you car breaks down, you don't replace it (unless you have money to burn). You go and get it repaired. Let's repair this one. If it stlll screws up, then obviously it's time to trade it in.








Optionally, people could vote for just the one candidate, and then have the remainder of their preferences distributed by a pre-determined list of preference by the candidates. IE, if Mr. Apple says his preference distribution will be mr. apple-mr. orange-mr. banana, and mr. tangerine votes 1. Apple, his vote would count for mr. apple, then mr. orange. Mr. canteloupe voted mr. apple-mr. banana-mr. orange though, and that's still a perfectly valid vote. mr. strawberry voted mr. apple-write in mr. strawberry though, so that vote doesn't count

[Platypus]

i think a secret ballot is absolutely, as is a non-fptp system. I certainly prefer preferential, but condorcet would be an acceptable substitute. Either way, for presidential elections at least, write-in votes should beeliminated.

[Platypus]

I'm not one for threats, but institute the electoral college and I leave, and take a lot of people with me.

[Platypus]

the go bananas? ugh. My favourite is #6.