How our voting system (and IRV) betrays your favourite candidate

Why it was recommended

here's a video explaining the strategic voting issue

Recommendationelihu · Original2021-06

What it covers

The Center for Election Science explains favorite betrayal in instant-runoff voting: in some elections, ranking your favorite first can cause your least favorite to win. It contrasts this. It is for someone meeting the subject for the first time.

Video details

Channel

The Center for Election Science

Length

3 min 35 sec

Year

2013

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