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Re:Brexit Deal Fails in Parliament by Vinnl on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @03:06AM (#18919078)
> It's likely such a referendum will have two questions: Do you wish to leave or remain?; and, in the event of a vote towards leave, would you accept the backstop or would you prefer "No Deal"

That's interesting, as it also could have had one question, with three possible answers: What option do you prefer: Leave, No Deal Brexit, May's Deal Brexit?

I can very well imagine the presentation of these questions influencing the outcome (with Remain being more likely in my formulation), and I wonder how such things get considered when designing a referendum.

Re:Brexit Deal Fails in Parliament by Faark on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @04:36AM (#18919430)
At that point you're basically discussion voting systems. Using first-past-the-post with three options, two of them being breixt, would heavily rig the vote towards remain.

Improving voting systems would be great (especially looking at the US, if you ever want more than two real parties), but doing it on the back of such an important decision would be problematic at best.

Here is a cutesy video for those new to FPTP voting issues: https://youtu.be/s7tWHJfhiyo

Re:Brexit Deal Fails in Parliament by Vinnl on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @05:27AM (#18919657)
True, I guess - voting systems in general is a topic that interests me. For the sake of not going too far off-topic, let's leave it at that :)