End FPTP (First Past The Post) — discussion of electoral systems that are not FPTP

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What is First Past The Post (FPTP)?

FPTP is a voting system where each voters submits their vote for one candidate, and the candidate with the most votes wins.

Why is FPTP bad?

• Because FPTP hurts candidates who have similar positions, it leads to a two-party system.
• FPTP creates wasted votes and excess votes.
• FPTP strongly encourages tactical voting.
• FPTP allows for gerrymandering

What are some good alternatives?

• Cardinal Voting Systems
  • Approval Voting
  • STAR Voting
  • Score/Range Voting
  • CAV
• Ranked Voting Systems
  • Schulze Method
  • IRV
  • Borda Count
  • STV (Multi-winner)
• Proportional Representation Systems (For multi-winner elections)
• Mixed Electoral Systems (For multi-winner elections)

Further Reading

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More Links

• The Center for Election Science
• The Equal Vote Coalition
• The Center For Range Voting
• FairVote