Comparing ranked versus unranked methods

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In single winner, this means basically approval voting or plurality 
voting.  Are there any strategic advantages to plurality in this comparison?
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In multi-winner, there are a wide variety of methods that don't need ranked 
ballots.  I prefer open party list; some prefer closed party list or single 
non-transferrable vote.  Plurality at-large is a pretty poor method by 
almost all accounts.
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D -  Single Winner (executive and judicial offices) ---

Approval may produce majority desired/compromise candidates.

Plurality routinely produces false minorities/ majorities a large percentage 
of the time.

Multi-winner-- there is also proxy p.r with a candidate list variant.

Candidates make up rank order lists BEFORE the election..  If a candidate 
loses, then his/her votes get transferred to the highest remaining person on 
his/her list. Such lists could also be used in single winner elections.

Each p.r. winner has a voting power equal to the votes that he/she finally 
receives.  A majority of the voters will elect legislators who will have a 
majority of the voting power in the legislative body.

Folks should try and examine older EM postings, if time allows -- pending 
some sort of stuff of basic stuff on a web page for newer EM folks.