Ranked choice allows for people to vote for who they want AND who they don’t want. PR doesn’t do that. I don’t like the liberals for a variety of reasons, but sometimes what’s good for Canada will also benefit a specific party. That’s not a reason to dismiss it.
That makes the voting process more complicated than it needs to be, with proportional representation people use their share of votes for their preferred candidates. Voting for your favourite party is already inherently voting against a party you don’t want.
I don’t understand how “ranking” is making voting meaningfully more complicated. If I ask you what ice cream you want, you say, “Chocolate” and we’re all out of chocolate, it’s not complicated to give your second choice. And if you don’t like any of the options, you can say, “Chocolate or nothing.”
By your own argument, PR is waaay too complicated. You now have twice as many votes to make!
Ranked choice allows my opinion about every candidate to matter effectively allowing me to vote multiple times. PR only takes my opinion once or twice. I’m not concerned with how complicated it is. Voting should take thought.
Ranked choice allows for people to vote for who they want AND who they don’t want. PR doesn’t do that. I don’t like the liberals for a variety of reasons, but sometimes what’s good for Canada will also benefit a specific party. That’s not a reason to dismiss it.
That makes the voting process more complicated than it needs to be, with proportional representation people use their share of votes for their preferred candidates. Voting for your favourite party is already inherently voting against a party you don’t want.
I don’t understand how “ranking” is making voting meaningfully more complicated. If I ask you what ice cream you want, you say, “Chocolate” and we’re all out of chocolate, it’s not complicated to give your second choice. And if you don’t like any of the options, you can say, “Chocolate or nothing.”
By your own argument, PR is waaay too complicated. You now have twice as many votes to make!
Ranked choice allows my opinion about every candidate to matter effectively allowing me to vote multiple times. PR only takes my opinion once or twice. I’m not concerned with how complicated it is. Voting should take thought.