Ranked choice voting largely avoids the pitfalls of plurality voting, giving voters the power to express their true candidate preferences rather than being strategic.
- Professor of Mathematics, Director of Institute for Mathematics and Democracy, Wellesley College
Surveys show Americans do not believe the political system is serving them. A mathematician of democracy highlights evidence-based changes that could improve matters without tearing the nation apart.
If the presidential election ends in a tie, then what? The winner might not even be 1 of the 2 people who tied for the most votes.
There are many ways bad mathematics interferes with our democracy. Assigning delegates is just one example.
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