STAR voting: Difference between revisions

The concept was first proposed publicly in October 2014 by Center for Election Science co-founder Clay Shentrup.<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://groups.google.com/d/msg/electionscience/JK82EFn7nrs/Lble3V2CW4UJ |title = Google Groups |website = groups.google.com |access-date = 2017-04-05 }}</ref> The runoff step was introduced in order to correct for strategic distortion in ordinary score voting,<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://ivn.us/2016/12/08/score-runoff-voting/ |title = Score Runoff Voting: The New Voting Method that Could Save Our Democratic Process |date = 2016-12-08 |website = IVN.us |access-date = 2017-04-05 }}</ref> such as [[Bullet voting]] and tactical maximization.<ref>{{Cite news |url = http://equal.vote/strategic_srv |title = Strategic SRV? - Equal Vote Coalition |work = Equal Vote Coalition |access-date = 2017-04-05 }}</ref> Thus, STAR is intended to be a compromise between [[score voting]] and [[instant runoff voting]].<ref>{{Cite news |url = http://equal.vote |title = Equal Vote Coalition |work = Equal Vote Coalition |access-date = 2017-04-05 }}</ref> The movement to implement STAR voting was centered in [[w:Oregon|Oregon]], and in July 2018, supporters submitted over 16000 signatures for a ballot initiative in [[w:Lane County, OR|Lane County]]. This is enough to qualify this proposal to be on the ballot, if the measure is deemed well-drafted. <ref>{{Cite news |url = https://ivn.us/2018/07/09/revolutionary-new-voting-method-bolstered-16000-voters-oregon-county/ |title = Revolutionary New Voting Method Bolstered By over 16,000 Voters in Oregon County |date = 2015-07-09 |newspaper = The Independent Voter Network |access-date = 2016-7-10 }}</ref>