I have not spent a LOT of my energy thinking about proposals to modify election laws. I deeply respect Lee Drutman, who has. I was impressed by the use of RCV in Alaska. But Drutman says fusion voting (which was legal everywhere until the 2 parties disliked the competition and got it banned in early 20th century) is common internationall…
I have not spent a LOT of my energy thinking about proposals to modify election laws. I deeply respect Lee Drutman, who has. I was impressed by the use of RCV in Alaska. But Drutman says fusion voting (which was legal everywhere until the 2 parties disliked the competition and got it banned in early 20th century) is common internationally and helps explain the common existence of multiple parties. The waste a vote and simply-cause-chaos effect of JFK jr and Nader are reflections of the poor state of our laws (including banning of fusion voting). Fusion voting allows parties to work together and encourages compromise without hiding strong disagreements on policy
I have not spent a LOT of my energy thinking about proposals to modify election laws. I deeply respect Lee Drutman, who has. I was impressed by the use of RCV in Alaska. But Drutman says fusion voting (which was legal everywhere until the 2 parties disliked the competition and got it banned in early 20th century) is common internationally and helps explain the common existence of multiple parties. The waste a vote and simply-cause-chaos effect of JFK jr and Nader are reflections of the poor state of our laws (including banning of fusion voting). Fusion voting allows parties to work together and encourages compromise without hiding strong disagreements on policy