On Aug 18, 2008, at 19:44 , James Gilmour wrote:
Jonathan Lundell > Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 4:09 PM
It's also easier to explain party lists than STV. Well, at least the
simpler variations; the more complicated MMD/top-up schemes
are pretty arcane.
Yes, maybe for the simpler party list systems ("mark one 'X'
against one party"), but the voter's choice and its effect is also
simplified, so that it has only a very simple effect on the outcome.
The style can be also "write the number of your favourite candidate
on the ballot paper".
When STV-PR was introduced last year we didn't find it
difficult to explain to electors that they mark the candidates in
the order of their personal choice.
Yes, regular people should understand ranking easily. (The ballots
may be a bit more complex than the basic idea since that may e.g.
include numbering the candidates or putting marks in matrixes etc.)
Hopefully the voters will also have the option to bullet vote or rank
only few candidates. There may be voters that are too "lazy" to
perform a more thorough analysis of the candidates.
Juho
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