Ladies and Gentleman I give you the terror of first past the post elections and why anyone who wants real change from the government need to start by implementing fair voting systems. #singleTransferableVote #RankedChoiceVoting
QT: https://mstdn.ca/@karlmorant/110815062924160862

STV #SingleTransferableVote, while not terrible, is not as representational of group consensus as proportional star voting, but the single-winner version (recently branded RCV or IRV) does not give good representative results.

Okay, #Introduction time with lots of hash tags.

I am an #Oncology & #infusion #Pharmacist in the #States.

I love #DoctorWho and #StarTrek. I also enjoy reading #Distopic and #Utopic #SciFi

I enjoy making and consuming #Espresso drinks and #Cocktails

I am strong proponent for #electoralreform such as #RankChoiceVoting & #SingleTransferableVote

I am Openly #Gay and happily #Married.

I have also been called #Adorkable #Nerdtastic & #GeekSheik

Sami Baaj's petition in the Parliament of Canada to implement Single Transferable Vote in federal elections just went live! Canadians who want fairer elections can sign it here: https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-4186

#STV #SingleTransferableVote #ElectoralReform #petition #canada

I think we could mostly solve #gerrymandering by making larger districts with ~5 representatives instead of just 1 and then using #SingleTransferableVote. That would strike a nice balance between local & proportional representation. For single-person positions, like presidents/governors/mayors, STV becomes #RankedChoiceVoting (aka #InstantRunoffVoting aka #AlternativeVote) which eliminates the spoiler effect and leads to more civil campaigns.

Introducing myself: I am Michael Rockhold. I work as a software engineer for an American broadcasting company. But I'm also very interested in how cities work, and in the way land use laws and practices interact with how people get around. I am cautiously optimistic about the long-term prospects for our climate, but only a bit.

#cycling #urbanism #RankedChoiceVoting #SingleTransferableVote
#dogsofmastodon #riscv #lego #raspberrypi