Should Election Day Become A Federal Holiday? Weighing The Benefits And Drawbacks | ACE
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Election Day is always held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November during an election year. Congress codified this tradition in 1845 to account for

Is it time to make Election Day a federal holiday? 🗳️ Some say it would boost voter turnout and align the U.S. with other democracies, while others argue it could create challenges for hourly workers and cost millions. Dive into the debate over whether a federal voting holiday is the best way to strengthen democracy or if there are better solutions. Check out the full breakdown!

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  • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I want to get rid of FPTP voting but a recent veritasium video has me wondering if we should try something better than RCV.

    Not saying I would vote no on RCV, but if we’re going to change the voting method, let’s do it in a way ensures that the people are best represented.

    • 𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social
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      1 month ago

      There are many better systems than RCV, but if has two things going for it:

      1. Already some momentum. It’s already implemented widely (if not commonly) in the US and other countries.
      2. It’s easy for people to understand, which is critical for trust, and possible to hand count if necessary.

      With all due respect to Veritasium, perfect here is definitely the enemy of good. RCV is maybe the least good of many better-than-FPTP options, and has flaws; however, any argument for doing better than RCV based on “it has flaws” will always end up with arguing that we should use the Condorcet method, which would be impossible to approve and possibly impossible to implement.

      The next best thing to RCV is far less of an improvement over RCV than RCV is over FPTP. I’d rather have STAR, but all of these options are broadly unknown, difficult to explain, and more complex to execute by hand than RCV. I’d rather have something, than stay stuck on FPTP.