Instant Runoff, Eternal Confusion
I used to think the instant runoff was confusing. Now I know it is.
There’s nothing instant about it. We still don’t know for sure who won the N.C. Court of Appeals race where it was used this year.
The best analysis I’ve seen is by my friend Reid Overcash of Raleigh, who worked in Judge Cressie Thigpen’s Court of Appeals race. Reid writes, “Sometimes we can be too smart for our own good.”
He concludes, “I believe in a statewide election the IRV is possibly unconstitutional, unwise and unmanageable.”
Instant Runoff, Eternal Confusion
I used to think the instant runoff was confusing. Now I know it is.
There’s nothing instant about it. We still don’t know for sure who won the N.C. Court of Appeals race where it was used this year.
The best analysis I’ve seen is by my friend Reid Overcash of Raleigh, who worked in Judge Cressie Thigpen’s Court of Appeals race. Reid writes, “Sometimes we can be too smart for our own good.”
He concludes, “I believe in a statewide election the IRV is possibly unconstitutional, unwise and unmanageable.”