[EM] What's wrong with the party list system?

[Kathy Dopp]

Thanks for the responses.  In response to the party leaders having too
much control, I believe it is possible to make "party-lists" on the
fly from voters' own rank choice ballots in a way that the most voters
would naturally support -- which would put the control into voters'
hands and treat all voters fairly and the same (unlike IRV and STV).
As soon as I have time, I'll write it up.

I appreciate the comments and agree with the problem of too much
control given to party leaders -- but think that it is solvable, and
that the Condorcet method can be used to resolve any ties with this
method.   It seems a little more complex than I like, but perhaps it
can be simply described and counted? Not sure yet.

On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 2:06 PM,  <padraigdelgado at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi Kathy,
>
> I can't speak for the person who said it on this list but the primary reason for most people is that it gives control to party elites - those who select the party candidates and decide order on which they come on said list.
>
> Personally I think there are many ways to overcome that problem, and it can be a good method.


What, for instance?


Kathy Dopp
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