<div dir="ltr">> <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Lyon;font-size:18px">In mayoral elections, RCV seems to <b>decrease</b> gender and racial/ethnic diversity. </span><div><font color="#333333" face="Lyon"><span style="font-size:18px">Sounds substantial!</span></font></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jul 11, 2024 at 10:28 AM Michael Garman <<a href="mailto:michael.garman@rankthevote.us">michael.garman@rankthevote.us</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">> 

<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Lyon;font-size:18px">In city council elections, RCV has a small but positive effect on racial/ethnic diversity</span><div><font color="#333333" face="Lyon"><span style="font-size:18px">Sounds substantial!</span></font></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jul 11, 2024 at 1:26 PM Closed Limelike Curves <<a href="mailto:closed.limelike.curves@gmail.com" target="_blank">closed.limelike.curves@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Empirically, IRV adoption <a href="https://www.newamerica.org/political-reform/reports/rcv-impact-on-candidate-entry-and-representation/" target="_blank">has no substantial effects on diversity</a>. 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.<div><br></div><div>In general, the theoretical advantages of IRV over FPP are outweighed by its practical costs (spoiled ballots, lower trust in elections, cost, etc.).</div></div>
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