What electoral system should the U.S. switch to, with Matthew Shugart
The Downballot
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The Proportional Ranking System in Local Elections
The single, transformable vote in multi-member districts definitely has some positives for it. But I think as we've seen just in this conversation, is that it's also one of the most complicated. So can you talk about how it sort of worked in Ireland? Have they seen it as a success there? Yeah. It doesn't very important to notice it's used very few places around the world. And it's used really nowhere in really large public elections. If STV were used in the United States, it would potentially make some of our political problems more difficult to manage at the easier.
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