Ranked Robin

Ranked Robin is a Condorcet method focused on the presentation of the results such that everyday voters can understand them without extensive education. 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 round-robin tournament. A strict series of tie-breaking mechanics are defined.

History

Ranked Robin was invented by Sass on 30 September 2021 and named by Sara Wolk on 7 November 2021. As an enthusiast of cardinal voting methods and a strong advocate for voter empowerment, Sass saw a timely need for a sufficiently-accurate ranked voting method that was on par with the simplicity of voting methods like STAR Voting and even Approval Voting, particularly in the United States. Ranked Robin is effectively identical to the earliest known Condorcet method invented by Ramon Llull in his 1299 treatise Ars Electionis