[email protected] wrote:
Which interpretation would be least confusing for the voter? Suppose, for example we have [name] (1) (2) What is the most natural interpretation for the voter that doesn't read the instructions?
Either a Range ballot where greatest circle filled in counts (so if you mark both 1 and 2, that's 2 points), or Approval with undervote limits (you either have to fill in 1 or 2 for all candidates).
If it's Range, leaving it blank will either count as an abstention (soft quorum style) or as 0 points. If it's Approval, leaving any blank will make the ballot informal.
I think the Range ballot would be better than the Approval one, because having to fill in all candidates may lead people to request an above-the-line option of the ballot designers, and then voting above the line.
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