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Yukon prepares for vote on possible switch to ranked-ballot elections
(www.thecanadianpressnews.ca)
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I hope this goes through — in so many ways ranked ballot is the best system for Canada as a whole:
So I hope this goes through, and I hope they can show Canada a better way to run elections.
The "all winners will have a plurality of votes" part is a critical part. Ranked choice will fundamentally change how the representative is regarded after elected. Too many are elected with 30 or 40% currently.
Yup — which also means you can’t just pander to an extremist base and win by having the other parties “split the vote”. And you can vote the party you actually support most, and not worry about vote splitting by ranking other parties with policies close to your leanings higher, and parties you despise lower or not at all.