[EM] Runoff vs IRV

[Bart Ingles]

Runoff also has the advantage of allowing the voters to learn more about
the finalists before the runoff election.  Not a major advantage
compared to what can be gained with other systems, but since Runoff and
IRV are otherwise fairly similar...

Bart


MIKE OSSIPOFF wrote:
> 
> Though it would be hoped that we'd get something better than Runoff or IRV,
> what if it were necessary to choose between those 2?
> 
> Of course they both have advantages compared to eachother, and examples in
> which they do better than the other.
> 
> But what stands out, for me, is that Runoff always elects a CW who comes in
> 1st or 2nd in the initial Plurality count, whereas IRV can fail to elect a
> CW who is favorite to more people than anyone else is. [...]