Winner-Take-All: Campaigning
Campaigns are difficult—but they’re also a reflection of our democratic systems. Let’s see how Winner-Take-All elections shape candidate campaigns.
There are lots of options to improve our democracy. Parsing through them can seem complicated. So we simplified it for you.
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Increase trust in the democratic process by promoting healthy campaign styles |
Improve candidate quality and accountability to communities by promoting issue-focused campaigns |
Encourage authentic candidate participation without fear of “spoiling” a race |
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Click to view SNTV, Approval, STAR, and Plurality Block Voting
Winner-Take-All electoral systems How well does this system… Increase trust in the democratic process by promoting healthy campaign styles
Improve candidate quality and accountability to communities by promoting issue-focused campaigns
Encourage authentic candidate participation without fear of “spoiling” a race
Top 4 or 5/SNTV Primary
Top 4 or 5/STV Primary
Approval Voting
STAR Voting
Plurality Block Voting
Block preferential voting
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