Hannah Chinn, a producer and reporter, dives into the captivating world of voting systems ahead of crucial elections. She explores how even minor changes in electoral rules can sway outcomes—a third of simulated elections show different winners based on varied systems. Chinn explains the complexities of plurality voting, highlights the advantages of ranked choice voting, and introduces approval voting. They wrap up with a discussion on Arrow's impossibility theorem, emphasizing that no voting system is without its trade-offs.
