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How does 3-2-1 voting work?

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They have to come in that order: pairwise has to come last because it only works with a pair, and putting the "fewest bad" step first would risk leaving ... Undelegated 3-2-1. For voters who do not explicitly use the "Bad" rating, blank ratings count as "bad". read more

First, it should be simple and fair to the voters, and second, it should give outcomes they like. 3–2–1 has the simplest possible ballot that still lets you distinguish the candidates you really like, from the compromises who are merely acceptable, from the ones you strongly oppose. read more

In 3-2-1, as in almost any voting methods which successfully elect Nashville in the example above, it is possible for the Lions voters to win by strategically rating Tigers as"bad". However, it would take at least 20 of the 25 Lions voters to accomplish this; any fewer, and Tigers would still win. read more

The compromise was to set up an Electoral College system that allowed voters to vote for electors, who would then cast their votes for candidates, a system described in Article II, section 1 of the Constitution. read more

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