This article is an expanded version of a recent article in the Balanced Voting series at OpEdNews. It shows how other problems with our elections can be solved with the elimination of the two-party duopoly, particularly if that happens through the adoption of Balanced Approval Voting.
I have been suggesting something similar to BAV for several years without realizing there were alternatives actually being used. I recently met some Australians who like their ranked voting system. It's great to hear dialogue on alternatives to the current two party system.
Readers of this article might be interested in a later article ( https://www.opednews.com/articles/Does-Balance-Suffice-by-Paul-Cohen-Evaluative-Voting-Systems-220805-116.html ) which shows how the spoiler problem is not entirely eliminated by ranked-choice voting (AKA IRV).
Paul,
I have been suggesting something similar to BAV for several years without realizing there were alternatives actually being used. I recently met some Australians who like their ranked voting system. It's great to hear dialogue on alternatives to the current two party system.
Regards,
Jason