Voters overwhelmingly made their city the first in the US to adopt approval voting, an alternative voting method in which voters can vote for as many candidates as they approve of.
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Aaron Hamlin is the executive director and co-founder of the Center for Election Science. Working from Ohio, he's been consulted on voting procedures for small to large organizations and publicly elected officials in several states. He's been published in numerous outlets and has been invited as an expert speaker at conferences across the country. Aaron is also a licensed attorney with additional graduate degrees from Indiana University and Miami University.
Poll Shows Fargo Residents Support Approval Voting 2:1
We’re all curious how approval voting stands in Fargo for the upcoming ballot measure. So over the last week, the Center for Election Science contracted a poll with Prime46, a local polling agency in North Dakota.
What Makes a Voting Method Good?
The idea here is that if we want a legislative part of our government to cover broad ideas, then we need to have a voting method that elects a diverse enough body that can actually generate those broad ideas.
It’s Official – Approval Voting Will Be On the Ballot in Fargo!
Fargo be the first US city to use approval voting and let voters choose all the candidates they want on their ballot. A local grassroots organization, Reform Fargo, has received official approval after submitting signatures.
80,000 Hours Podcast: Join the Voting Method Revolution
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Robert Wiblin of 80,000 Hours to talk about The Center for Election Science and voting methods. Like many 80,000 Hours interviews—which is a great podcast to listen to in general—this interview was long and detailed.
Thanks to New Fundraising, the Center for Election Science is Hiring
With exciting projects like our push for approval voting in Fargo and general capacity building, we’ve reached the point where we have to bring on more staff. We’re hiring!
Voting Methods: An Open Target for Effective Altruism
Pushing smarter voting methods has the potential to change lives in the world at a fundamental level. There are few opportunities for this level of impact.
2017 French Presidential Elections: Do They Do It Better?
We’ve seen a different picture of French elections under alternative voting methods before. Fortunately, we’ll all get another look as an alternative voting method analysis is again underway.
The Majority Illusion: What Voting Methods Can and Cannot Do
If a candidate gets elected that is both not preferred by a majority, then you’ve got a problem. A voting method that regularly makes that bad decision is not a voting method you want.
Remembering Kenneth Arrow and His Impossibility Theorem
When the alternative is to continue using the worst voting method—plurality voting—there is little risk experimenting. Clearly, Dr. Arrow wanted us to have better.