I guess I should get around to looking at the STV referendum, and figure out whether I'm for it, against it, or if I even care.
Last year, a panel of 160 citizens of BC got together to look at options to replace the First Past The Post system that we (and just about all of North America) have been using. They toured the province listening to people, and discussing the options. They came to a decision. They put forward what they call BC-STV.
It's a variation on Proportional Representation by the Single Transferable Vote. There are a few examples of how it works. I like the one done by demochoice.org. I learn best by doing, and based on playing with the demo, I provisionally will be voting yes on the referendum question.
My gut feeling at this point is that pretty much anything is an improvement over FPTP.
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