[Winona Online Democracy]
Craig & Dwayne,
I was originally very skeptical of any alternative voting methods, but after
reading the articles you referenced I think the two methods mentioned have
a lot of merit and could really improve people's attitude towards elections
(and the people who are elected).
I tend to think that "approval voting" would be the easiest to implement
(and for voters to understand). I wonder if this is something that a
political party could choose to use in a primary election. It would seem to
me that they might end up with a stronger candidate going into the general
election even if plurality voting were used in the general election.
If that were the case, it wouldn't be long before all parties adopted it and
moved it on to general elections.
-Steve Kranz
----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2000 11:35 AM
Subject: Re: [Winona] Differant Ways To Vote
> [Winona Online Democracy]
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> The fact that Dwayne Voegeli and I brought up the same topic
> independently at about the same time but from different sources would
> seem to say this idea of a different way of voting is NOT just some
> new weird science. Plurality voting is not a good way to make
> important decisions. It is a fast way and a simple way. But given
> what we are going through I suggest what at first appears to be simple
> and fast is more complex and slow in the long run. I would rather
> have a different way of voting that allowed me to feel more like my
> voice is heard than our current system allows.
>
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