Instant runoff voting is the system we need

Re:Instant runoff voting is the system we need by mjevans on Tuesday November 06, 2018 @01:17PM (#18393481)

I still personally like the Schulze method https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schulze_method

(AKA Schwartz Sequential dropping (SSD), cloneproof Schwartz sequential dropping (CSSD), the beatpath method, beatpath winner, path voting, and path winner)

The part that is most appealing to me is how this method eliminates the least performing options first, then proceeds to better pairs.

The only modifications necessary to "fix" it are to add in a "None of the Above" / "No Confidence" slot AND to require fully filled out rank lists.

If NotA wins then the entire election is re-run with all prior candidates eliminated as possibilities.

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Re:Instant runoff voting is the system we need by WorldMaker on Tuesday November 06, 2018 @03:28PM (#18394647)

I like pointing people to https://modernballots.com/ for all those "where should we eat lunch?" type questions. People usually seem quite surprised how well the Schulze method generally works.

I implemented the Schulze method in a hobby project once, and the math is a rather simple digraph algorithm, which also gave me a lot of confidence that it's a well thought out voting method.

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