Ranked Robin: Difference between revisions

Ranked Robin is a [[Condorcet method|Condorcet voting method]] focused on the presentation of the results such that everyday voters can understand them without extensive education. Ranked Robin uses a [https://electowiki.org/wiki/Ballot#Ranked_ballot ranked ballot]. Voters are free to rank multiple candidates equally on their ballots. The candidate who wins the most head-to-head matchups against other candidates is elected, much like a [[w:round-robin tournament|round-robin tournament]]. In [[Election-methods mailing list#Notation|the notation typically used on the EM-list]], Ranked Robin is roughly "[[Copeland]]//[[Borda]]" with the addition of tiebreakers.

{{Ballots|1=8:Ava>Cedric>Deegan>Bianca>Eli

6:Ava>=Bianca>=Cedric>Eli>Deegan

6:Eli>Ava>Bianca>=Cedric>=Deegan

6:Deegan>Bianca>=Cedric>Eli>Ava

3:Eli>Deegan>Bianca>=Cedric>Ava

2:Deegan>=Eli>Bianca>=Cedric>Ava}}

Almost all real-world elections using Ranked Robin will not have any ties for the winning candidate. However, ties under Ranked Robin may potentially be more common than ties under [[First Past the Post electoral system|Choose-one Voting]]. While there are 4 degrees of tiebreakers defined, ties after the '''1^st Degree''' tiebreaker are about as rare as ties under Choose-one Voting, and ties after the '''2^nd Degree''' tiebreaker are much rarer than that.

|'''5256'''

|'''188204'''

|'''4751'''

|'''188204'''

|'''38'''

|''3539''

|''35'39'''

|''2832''

|'''138150'''

|''169181''

|''156168''

|''178190''

|''224232''

|'''10251069''' - ''10251069'' = <u>0</u>

'''2^nd Degree:''' Ava and Bianca tie for the greatest total difference in votes for and against all other candidates (both <math>188204-149=3955</math>).

'''3^rd Degree:''' Ava and Bianca tie for the least ''losing'' (and '''winning''') votes between them, ''149'' (and '''188204''').

When legally defined as ''always'' reducing to a finalist set first and then electing the finalist with the greatest total difference (Total Advantage) among finalists (as described in the '''1^st Degree''' tiebreaker), Ranked Robin always elects a majority preferred winner, arguably including in cases of '''2^nd Degree''' ties. This legal definition does not change the outcomes of Ranked Robin. Many municipalities in the [[United States]] are subject to a majority clause in their respective state's election code, often requiring those jurisdictions to run two or more elections for a certain races. Ranked Robin can satisfy many of these majority clauses in a single election, allowing municipalities to eliminate an election if so desired, helping to offset the costs of implementing Ranked Robin, typically entirely within one election cycle.