it's election season, Beehaw, so — what are your thoughts on compulsory (mandatory) voting? alyaza [they/she] ( @alyaza@beehaw.org ) MA AskBeehawEnglish • 14 days ago message-square60arrow-up134
arrow-up134message-squareit's election season, Beehaw, so — what are your thoughts on compulsory (mandatory) voting? alyaza [they/she] ( @alyaza@beehaw.org ) MA AskBeehawEnglish • 14 days ago message-square60
good idea/bad idea, necessary democratic reform or authoritarian imposition? are there better or worse ways to do it?
minus-square Zagorath ( @Zagorath@aussie.zone ) linkfedilink14•14 days agoFPTP is the shitty undemocratic system America and the UK use. We use Instant Runoff Voting, which is a type of preferential (also called “ranked choice”) system. Which, as you say, means you aren’t wasting your vote by voting third party.
minus-square 2001aCentenaryofFederation ( @2001aCentenaryofFederation@fedia.io ) linkfedilink4•14 days agoMy mistake, thanks for the correction!
minus-square John_McMurray ( @John_McMurray@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink1•13 days agoHe’s bragging about a system that can easily lead to a candidate nobody actually wanted winning.
FPTP is the shitty undemocratic system America and the UK use.
We use Instant Runoff Voting, which is a type of preferential (also called “ranked choice”) system. Which, as you say, means you aren’t wasting your vote by voting third party.
My mistake, thanks for the correction!
He’s bragging about a system that can easily lead to a candidate nobody actually wanted winning.