[EM] Hare (aka IRV) versus STAR

[Chris Benham]

Anonymous STAR fan wrote:


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> Hare's elimination process means it doesn't count all preferences 
> expressed by the voters, and suffers from the same vote-splitting as 
> FPTP, resulting in undemocratic outcomes and perpetuating the problems 
> that I would like to fix (spoiler effect, center-squeeze, two-party 
> system, polarization). I don't think we should throw away some voters' 
> preferences in order to make the ballots easier to count.
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If you give an example or two of Hare giving an "undemocratic outcome" 
in a situation where you think
STAR wouldn't I'd be happy to discuss it.


Chris Benham
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