Have a look at two advisors from the Center for Election Science in action talking about voting methods at St. Jerome University in Canada. Put simply, we make democracy smart. The Center for Election Science is a nonpartisan 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to election-related scholarship. Their mission is to educate the general public and advocate election systems that most benefit the public good. From SJU St. Jerome’s University:
A multitude of election systems have been proposed for choosing both single winners (for mayor, governor, or president) or multiple winners (to a council or committee). Those based on approval voting, which allows voters to vote for more than one candidate or party, are especially appealing. We look at the mathematics behind these systems, and how well they satisfy properties considered important in a democracy. We also analyze the usage of approval voting in electing, among other officials, Catholic popes and UN secretaries general. More recently, approval voting has been adopted by several major professional societies to elect their presidents and advisory councils. Based on this experience, we offer several recommendations for the use of approval voting in public elections.
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