Mr. Ruen wrote in part-- Runoffs are the best single-vote election method. Approval and Condorcet are not single votes - they are N and N*(N-1)/2 elections which must be merged somehow to pick a winner. --- D- Current reality in the U.S.A. ----- (A) plurality winner primaries in 40 States, top 2 runoff primaries in 10 States (with circa 35 percent voter turnout -- encouraging extremists to run when there are open seats/ offices). (B) plurality winners in all States (with some possible majority requirement exceptions for Governor or U.S.A. Senator in a small number of States-- I lack details) Thus, many voters in such 10 States currently have to vote 3 times to elect somebody. One of the objectives of election reform is to just have one election to lower election costs and to reduce the extremism in the primaries.
