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Should America do preferential voting?

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If it does, then it will have to prepared for a large change in the political landscape. If voters were allowed to number candidates by preference, instead of choosing single candidate, then several recent elections would have had a different outcome. read more

Preferential voting allows the electorate to choose the most preferred candidate, not just the one with the most supporters. In 2000, over 50% of the country wanted someone other than George Bush. Preferential voting would have allowed them to have their way. read more

For example, if the US had preferential voting in 2000, Al Gore would have likely waltzed into the Oval Office thanks to the second-preference votes of most of the 2.8 million people who voted for his left-wing US Green party rival, Ralph Nader. read more

Source: qz.com

The city of Basalt, Colorado adopted instant runoff voting in 2002 for mayoral elections in which there are at least three candidates. The city is ready to run instant runoff elections, but the elections in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 did not have more than two candidates file for the mayor's office. read more

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