kescusay@lemmy.worldM to Eugene@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoEugene voters reject STAR Voting proposalwww.klcc.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down11
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minus-squarelemming934@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoI’m surprised it lost so soundly, it was a 2:1 margin. I don’t think star voting is perfect, but it’s clearly better than the plurality voting we use now.
minus-squarebamfic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 month agoMost interesting theory I’ve heard yet is that they shot themselves in the foot by putting it on a primary election. Primary voters tend to be partisans who are fine with the 2 party farcewe have now.
minus-squarekescusay@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoThat’s exactly how I felt. I thought it was a step in the right direction. Oh well.
I’m surprised it lost so soundly, it was a 2:1 margin.
I don’t think star voting is perfect, but it’s clearly better than the plurality voting we use now.
Most interesting theory I’ve heard yet is that they shot themselves in the foot by putting it on a primary election. Primary voters tend to be partisans who are fine with the 2 party farcewe have now.
That’s exactly how I felt. I thought it was a step in the right direction. Oh well.