IRV vs Plurality Vote with a Runoff

DEMOREP1 at aol.com DEMOREP1 at aol.com
Sun Nov 4 14:18:53 PST 2001


In a message dated 11/4/01 4:51:09 AM, bartman at netgate.net wrote:

<<But if no choice enjoys real support from a majority of voters, a runoff
won't change things.  >>

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D- Even so- called *strong* pluralities (i.e. the 40 percent NY number) are 
currently *manufactured* based on lots of lesser of 3 or more evil votes.

This stuff keeps getting more and more circular.

If there are 3 or more choices (or even 1 or 2 listed choices), then there 
may NOT be any majority tolerable winner.  

I have written many times-- If there is no such majority tolerable choice for 
a single executive or judicial office, then the legislative body can fill the 
vacancy.

Any such majority tolerable choice(s) can be found by a simple YES or NO vote 
on each choice (as is simply done on ordinary ballot issues).



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