[EM] Center for Range Voting Formed

[Eric Gorr]

Rob Lanphier wrote:
> Hi Warren,
> 
> I'm interested in Range Voting, since it appears to be popular among
> many electoral reform advocates here. 

I too get the impression that it is generally considered among the best 
voting method possible, but for one truly fatal flaw. It suffers from 
the fact that it encourages dishonest voting. Why? It is one of the 
voting methods in which voters are able to effectively vote 
strategically with zero information about how the other voters are going 
to vote - basically  they merely provide the highest possible ranking to 
those candidates they want to see win and the lowest possible ranking to 
those they don't. Those not voting this way are at a disadvantage.

This, of course, effectively reduces the method to Approval Voting.


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