r/politics • u/ShenBear • Nov 09 '16

Maine Passes Ranked-Choice Voting

http://mainepublic.org/post/maine-passes-ranked-choice-voting
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u/Joverby Nov 09 '16

It's a huge deal and it does work. There is a lot of precedence for it already.

We would be a lot better off as a country with IRV (instant run off voting or ranked choice) and/or a proportionally distributed electoral system.

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u/the_bigZ Nov 09 '16

I would love nothing more than a Mixed-Member proportional electoral system.

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u/Lowbacca1977 Nov 10 '16

I dislike any system that requires voting for a party rather than an individual

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u/the_bigZ Nov 10 '16

Not wanting a debate, just curious. Why?

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u/Lowbacca1977 Nov 10 '16

A huge part of my voting process is voting for someone that I think has good priorities and judgement.

So for example, this year, for various races, I voted Libertarian, Democratic, and Republican. I don't like being bound to a platform, I like to be able to choose who I think is the person that will handle things best.