Re:Instant runoff voting is the system we need
by philwelch on Tuesday November 06, 2018 @06:40PM
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IMO the biggest problem with IRV is that it bypasses the root problem, which is that we assume we are electing a single person at all.
It's entirely possible (even within the confines of the US Constitution!) to virtually never do this. Elect the House of Representatives by statewide party list. Senate is hard because each state has two senators elected non-simultaneously; otherwise statewide STV would work. Since the President is already elected by the Electoral Congress, skip the popular Presidential election and select the Electoral Congress by sortition among all eligible registered voters in a state (similar to jury selection except without being able to arbitrarily send people home) and have them personally interview the candidates before voting their personal consciences.
It's entirely possible (even within the confines of the US Constitution!) to virtually never do this. Elect the House of Representatives by statewide party list. Senate is hard because each state has two senators elected non-simultaneously; otherwise statewide STV would work. Since the President is already elected by the Electoral Congress, skip the popular Presidential election and select the Electoral Congress by sortition among all eligible registered voters in a state (similar to jury selection except without being able to arbitrarily send people home) and have them personally interview the candidates before voting their personal consciences.