Why don't all election with more than 2 candidates implement INSTANT RUNOFF / RANKED voting?
Instead of voting for a single candidate, you rank all candidates on the card in order of your preference for them. The lowest rated candidate is eliminated, then people vote again on the remaining candidates. This is done until there is a winner.
This would be an ideal method of voting, but logistically, I can see problems. People would make their initial vote, then we would have to count all of the ballots, then ask people to come back and vote again, and again, until a winner was declared. This would cost time and money that people just aren't willing to allot to an election, unfortunately.
Any thoughts on what would constitute a "perfect" voting system?
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