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Re:The FBI tried to ambush my source by robonerd on Saturday June 04, 2022 @02:41PM (#31623757)
> I personally slightly prefer approval voting (e.g. select all candidates you like, no ranking, most votes wins).

Yes, I like this one a lot more.

> There are municipalities and states that have implemented both.

I think for low-stake elections that most people don't vote in anyway, experimentation is relatively safe. But I wouldn't want to try anything new with fiery federal elections, particularly not the presidential election. The risk of confusion resulting in costly civil unrest is too high.

> More importantly, a large minority of people in the US who already believe the current voting system isn't fair

Yes, but they tolerate it for the most part.

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Re:The FBI tried to ambush my source by anonporridge on Saturday June 04, 2022 @02:58PM (#31623932)
> Yes, but they tolerate it for the most part.

Arguable after the 2020 election.

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Re:The FBI tried to ambush my source by robonerd on Saturday June 04, 2022 @07:00PM (#31625965)
For the most part. Tens of millions of people voted, a few hundred (maybe a few thousand) people rioted, and the rest are mostly just complaining. All in all, I'd say the current system is working pretty well.
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