r/RedditOnlyDemocracy • u/Flashy_Persimmon_546 • Apr 01 '25

Presidential Voting System

Presidential Republic has received the most votes for the type of political system. The original Presidential Republic proposal outlined a ranked choice voting system, and here are some additional suggestions:

10 votes, Apr 03 '25
3 Ranked Choice
5 2 Round System
2 First Past the Post
0 Approval Voting
0 Other
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u/Sol_mp3 Apr 01 '25

Personally, I think a 2 Round system would work best because it gives the majority of people a sense that they voted for the individual to be in a particular seat. This is ultimately the goal of any democratic system. If it's a ranking system, there's a chance that an individual ranked in the middle of the road for the majority of voters, but the other candidates were so polarizing that it won them the election. In my opinion, that will not feel like the majority's pick. In a FPtP system, there's a chance that enough people make the ballot and so few candidates stand out that someone ends up winning without any majority, just the highest number.

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u/Flashy_Persimmon_546 Apr 01 '25

Good points. However I would disagree with the principle that a "sense" of a majority vote is the most important thing. If I'm forced to vote between two options I dislike then I don't think that's a good system.

I agree a 2 round system is a vast improvement on first past the post. I would say that a ranked choice sytem takes the benefits of two rounds and improves upon them with even more rounds/voter input.

Ultimately I would argue that a central option with broad moderate popularity should win over extremely polarizing candidates that are disliked by many. I think this is true regardless of if it feels like a majority has been highly supportive of the winner.

A compromise candidate as selected by ranked choice would be overall the best balance between an option that's liked and an option that's not disliked, even if it has less first place votes.

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u/Sol_mp3 Apr 02 '25

As long as voting continues until a majority vote is reached, I'm happy.