Ranked STAR voting: Difference between revisions

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant-runoff_voting Instant Runoff voting] (commonly known in the USA as Ranked Choice Voting,) was invented as an easy to hand count method for ranked ballots, but the complex vote transfers can be opaque and result in counter-intutive and sideways outcomes. Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) suffers from [[vote -splitting]] and may incentivizeincentivizes lesser evil voting or ([[Favorite Betrayal,]].) andIRV puts strong underdog candidates at a disadvantage. Becauseand notfails allto give each voter an [[Equally Weighted Vote]]. Not all rankings are counted, some ballots are exhausted and are not counted in the final round. Ranked STAR Voting gives voters a familiar ranked voting experience, but eliminates vote-splitting and has no exhausted ballots or wasted votes. Ranked STAR Voting ensures that each voter has an Equally Weighted Vote, the legal definition of [[One person, one vote|One-Person-One-Vote]] and is compatible with statutes calling for either a win by plurality, or a win by majority.