In most election maps of the 2020 election it shows the candidate who received the most votes in the election, but the problem with these maps is they don’t show who got a plurality vs a majority. Because we live in a society which for some reason still uses the primitive first past the post …
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Ranked voting ballot design
As I was going for my daily walk this morning I was thinking about options on how to design ballots for ranked voting elections, and I thought of several ways to do it. Write a number next to the candidate’s name. N – 1 bubbles next to the candidate’s name where n is the number …
These are the 10 things people don’t realize about elections
George Washington 1. First Past the Post comes with several major flaws. It creates the spoiler effect which means that with more than two candidates no candidate can win a majority, and this can lead to politicians getting elected who most of the voters oppose.2. The only system that is worse for people than First …
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Issues in terms of importance
There are a lot of issues floating around in the political landscape right now, and they all deserve some level of importance. When it comes to the most important issues facing America today, here is how I think of them in terms of importance. Social justice has many aspects demanding attention as always. You have …