Understanding Voting Systems

What is a major drawback of plurality voting as discussed in the video?

• It allows voting for multiple candidates.

• It often results in a candidate winning without a majority.

• It is too complex for most voters to understand.

• It requires a runoff election.

In approval voting, how do voters express their preferences?

• By ranking candidates in order of preference.

• By scoring candidates on a numerical scale.

• By selecting only one candidate.

• By marking candidates they approve of.

What is a key advantage of approval voting?

• It eliminates the need for a recount.

• It ensures a majority winner in the first round.

• It is simple and easy to understand.

• It allows voters to express varying levels of preference.

How does score voting differ from approval voting?

• It is only used in multi-winner elections.

• It allows voters to rank candidates.

• It uses a numerical scale to rate candidates.

• It requires a majority to win.

What is a limitation of score voting?

• It is too simple for complex elections.

• It is not compatible with existing election codes.

• It does not account for head-to-head matchups.

• It requires voters to rank all candidates.

In ranked-choice voting, what happens if no candidate wins a majority of first-preference votes?

• The candidate with the most votes wins.

• The election is declared invalid.

• A new election is held.

• A recount is conducted with the lowest candidate eliminated.

What is a benefit of ranked-choice voting?

• It is the simplest voting method.

• It ensures the candidate with the most first-choice votes always wins.

• It is the least expensive to implement.

• It better determines the candidate with the strongest support.

What does STAR in STAR voting stand for?

• Score Then Approval Runoff

• Select Then Automatic Runoff

• Score Then Automatic Runoff

• Simple Then Automatic Runoff

What is a unique feature of STAR voting compared to score voting?

• It includes an automatic runoff round.

• It requires a majority to win.

• It is only used in local elections.

• It uses a ranking system.

According to the survey results, which voting method was most popular among participants?

• STAR voting

• Score voting

• Ranked-choice voting

• Approval voting