Maine’s election shows that ranked-choice voting is popular in the US right now. But we have been here before.

Santucci, Jack (2018) Maine’s election shows that ranked-choice voting is popular in the US right now. But we have been here before. Democratic Audit Blog (18 Jun 2018). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Voters in the Pine Tree State have chosen to continue using ranked-choice voting in state-wide elections. Jack Santucci explains that ranked-choice voting is likely to be adopted in polarised political environments, creating majorities where there currently are none, and as a reaction to unpopular politicians who have won without majorities of votes. He reminds us that the current era of polarisation is similar to that of one hundred years ago, the last time ranked-choice voting was in fashion.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://www.democraticaudit.com/
Additional Information:	© 2018 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain
Date Deposited:	18 May 2021 18:08
Last Modified:	14 Sep 2024 02:52
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/109682

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