I just reviewed the rules of what New York adopted, and I'm absolutely horrified. Unlike a simple scoring system like I described earlier, the rules adopted are a convoluted mess of throwing away ballots for those who don't align with the top selections, and shuffling the numbers around at each stage.
I could see pros and cons with a simple scoring system versus a straight out flat vote. But what New York and apparently others are doing isn't about utilizing a ranked preference, but determining who appealed most to a group-think set of voters.
It's not my thing, and some places already vote this way. New York just adopted this system for primaries, and it will go into effect in 2021.
I just reviewed the rules of what New York adopted, and I'm absolutely horrified. Unlike a simple scoring system like I described earlier, the rules adopted are a convoluted mess of throwing away ballots for those who don't align with the top selections, and shuffling the numbers around at each stage.
I could see pros and cons with a simple scoring system versus a straight out flat vote. But what New York and apparently others are doing isn't about utilizing a ranked preference, but determining who appealed most to a group-think set of voters.