[EM] Portland specifics, and ovals for approval cutoff

[Closed Limelike Curves]

> In mayoral elections, RCV seems to *decrease* gender and racial/ethnic
diversity.
Sounds substantial!

On Thu, Jul 11, 2024 at 10:28 AM Michael Garman <
michael.garman at rankthevote.us> wrote:

> >  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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