I've always thought people over-complicate the process. The way I approach the ballot is to look at the choices and say, "Who do I want to win?" and put a 1 by that choice. Then I say, "If that wasn't on the ballot, who would I want to win?" and put a 2 by that choice. The repeat this process until I get to the point where I either run out of choices or say, "I don't care whether or not any of the remaining choices win or not."
The voting process simulates a case of in-person voting where we count a show of hands for each candidate, and if anyone gets a majority, s/he wins, but if not, whoever comes in last place drops out and we re-vote, repeating the process until someone gets a majority. That's why it's also called "Instant Runoff Voting."
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Date: 2014-05-16 08:54 pm (UTC)The voting process simulates a case of in-person voting where we count a show of hands for each candidate, and if anyone gets a majority, s/he wins, but if not, whoever comes in last place drops out and we re-vote, repeating the process until someone gets a majority. That's why it's also called "Instant Runoff Voting."