On 7/22/64 2:59 PM, Russ Paielli wrote:
...I eventually realized I was kidding myself to think that those schemes will ever see the light of day in major public elections. What is the limit of complexity that the general public will accept on a large scale? I don't know, but I have my doubts that anything beyond simple Approval will ever pass muster -- and even that will be a hard sell.My experience with CIVS suggests that ranking choices is perfectly comprehensible to ordinary people. There have been more than 3,000 elections run using CIVS, and more than 60,000 votes cast. These are not technically savvy voters for the most part. To pick a few groups rather arbitrarily, CIVS is being used daily by plant fanciers, sports teams, book clubs, music lovers, prom organizers, beer drinkers, fraternities, church groups, PBeM gamers, and families naming pets and (!) children.
If anything, to me ranking choices seems easier than Approval, because the voter doesn't have to think about where to draw the approve/disapprove cutoff, which I fear also encourages voters to think strategically.
-- Andrew
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