[EM] Portland specifics, and ovals for approval cutoff

[Michael Garman]

And that’s bad! But it doesn’t negate the point I made. In council races it
helps. And that’s good!
On Thu, Jul 11, 2024 at 1:44 PM Closed Limelike Curves <
closed.limelike.curves at gmail.com> wrote:

> > 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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