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It is ironic that the world seems to have this electoral reform
battle of the big-enders versus the little-enders (from Gullivers
Travels). That is to say the collectivist Europeans and their
outliers, back a proportional count with party lists - such as
sabotages individual choice, without a ranked choice for voters.
While the good ole US of A does not forget individual representation
with a ranked choice, but forgets equality of representation with a
proportional count. The only exception is Cambridge Mass. using STV,
and one or two minor cases of STV in Minnesota, I believe.<br>
One EM member says STV is BAD. As the ignored inventor of FAB STV, I
know the limitations of traditional STV but essentially it is on the
right lines, laid down by the original inventors, Carl Andrae and
Thomas Hare, namely the quota-preferential method, as the Aussies
pithily describe its essence.<br>
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As for ranked pairing, my understanding is that it is not an
independent method at all, but a means of cross-referencing a ranked
choice electoral system. As previously mentioned to this email
group, I wrote a supplemetary chapter on this, in my book FAB STV:
Four Averages Binomial Single Transferable Vote.<br>
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Richard Lung.<br>
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On 13/07/2018 02:37, Sennet Williams wrote:
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<div>Sorry I don't get online much, but everyone should know
that RCV is getting a LOT of good publicity.</div>
<div>1-Maine just had the first statewide IRV election in U.S.
history.</div>
<div>2-since then, there have been op-ed(s?) in the NYT calling
for RCV nationwide</div>
<div>3-London Breed has just become the first african american
female mayor of SF: thanks to RCV.</div>
<div>4-Jesse Arreguin is the first latino mayor of Berkeley,
thanks to RCV.</div>
<div>5-Jean Quan was the first asian mayor of Oakland, thanks to
RCV.</div>
<div>6-Libby Schaaf, Oakland's new mayor, was elected thanks to
RCV.</div>
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<div>If you want to pay attention, IRV/RCV/ranked pairs are
inevitably the future, that is why I don't understand this
craziness discussing outdated election "systems."</div>
<div>-Thanks for reading</div>
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