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== Advantages over Instant Runoff Voting ==
[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
Instant Runoff Voting is unconstitutional in a number of states, including Maine, Massachusetts, and others due to the tabulation details. Ranked STAR Voting is fully constitutional in these states.
Ranked STAR Voting's 1st-6th choice ballot allows for consistent ballot formatting on every race, regardless of the number of candidates, and the provisions allowing skipped rankings and equal rankings virtually eliminate spoiled or voided ballots due to voter error and decrease cognitive load in large fields of candidates.
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