• chaogomu@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    From over a decade of reading, I can say that every Ordinal voting system is exploitable in un-democratic ways.

    Arrow’s Impossibility Theorum is the main thing to know here.

    Cardinal Voting systems are better, but not completely flaw free.

    I personally like either Approval (simple but less responsive than it could be) or STAR, which is responsive but more complex.

    If I wasn’t on my phone I’d link the electowiki that site has great breakdowns of different systems.

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        Yup, a voting system designed this century with the goal of making a responsive system that rewards honesty.

        No other voting system can boost of either property.

        Most other options were invented in or before the 1800s.

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          My critique of electoral systems are more of popularity contests. I wish to explore a system that doesn’t involve huge capital expenditure or large invasive campaigns. Hence I started this sortition community.

          Also thanks for bringing up STAR voting system. I learnt something new today.