[EM] Portland specifics, and ovals for approval cutoff

[Michael Garman]

>  In city council elections, RCV has a small but positive effect on
racial/ethnic diversity
Sounds substantial!

On Thu, Jul 11, 2024 at 1:26 PM Closed Limelike Curves <
closed.limelike.curves at gmail.com> wrote:

> Empirically, IRV adoption has no substantial effects on diversity
> <https://www.newamerica.org/political-reform/reports/rcv-impact-on-candidate-entry-and-representation/>.
> In theory, I'd expect a small decrease in representation for minorities,
> because people of color tend to have higher rates of spoiled ballots, so
> IRV should hit them the hardest.
>
> In general, the theoretical advantages of IRV over FPP are outweighed by
> its practical costs (spoiled ballots, lower trust in elections, cost, etc.).
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