While no voting system is perfect, we believe IRV is the best option, especially for political elections. 

First, IRV has a long history of success in political elections around the world, demonstrating that it offers more than simply a theory; it works well in practice. 

For comparisons with other single-winner methods, see this excellent blog post by Greg Dennis of Voter Choice Massachusetts:

How is IRV better than Approval, Score, or Condorcet voting methods? (https://www.fairvote.org/how_is_rcv_better_than_approval_score_or_condorcet_voting_methods)

See this chart (https://infogram.com/comparison-of-voting-systems-1g0n2o0ggln924y) for how single-winner IRV compares to other single-winner voting methods in terms of evaluative criteria. 

When it comes to multi-winner methods, multi-winner IRV is the right choice for American elections because it promotes fair representation while being candidate-focused, rather than party-focused like some proportional representation methods used around the world. The American tradition of voting for individual candidates instead of political parties is one that we believe should be preserved. 

A key advantage of IRV is that it works well for both single-winner and multi-winner elections. For jurisdictions with a mixture of single-winner and multi-winner races, IRV offers the simplicity of using a uniform voting method across the board

While no voting system is perfect, we believe RCV is the best option, especially for political elections. 

 

First, RCV has a long history of success in political elections around the world, demonstrating that it offers more than simply a theory; it works well in practice. 

 

For comparisons with other single-winner methods, see this excellent blog post by Greg Dennis of Voter Choice Massachusetts:

 

How is RCV better than Approval, Score or Condorcet voting methods? (https://www.fairvote.org/how_is_rcv_better_than_approval_score_or_condorcet_voting_methods)

 

See this chart (https://infogram.com/comparison-of-voting-systems-1g0n2o0ggln924y) for how single-winner RCV compares to other single-winner voting methods in terms of evaluative criteria. 

 

When it comes to multi-winner methods, multi-winner RCV is the right choice for American elections because it promotes fair representation while being candidate-focused, rather than party-focused like some proportional representation methods used around the world. The American tradition of voting for individual candidates instead of political parties is one that we believe should be preserved. 

 

A key advantage of RCV is that it works well for both single-winner and multi-winner elections. For jurisdictions with a mixture of single-winner and multi-winner races, RCV offers the simplicity of using a uniform voting method across the board