Introduction to Choice Voting
Proportional Representation adheres and acts upon the sincere belief that elections can be conducted in a better way than the traditional ‘first-past-the-post/winner-take-all’ system or through the plurality system. Whereas winner-take-all elections award 100% of power to a 50.1% majority, proportional representation allows voters in a minority to win a fair share of representation. This is why FairVote believes that an electoral system, which supports proportional representation, can and should be used in campus elections.
STV, formally known as Single-Transferable Vote or Choice Voting, constitutes a voting system amenable to the basic tenets of proportional representation. STV allows voters to rank all (or none) of the candidates that run in a multi-seat election. STV facilitates a more accurate and balanced representation of campus political opinion. STV is the fairest method of proportional representation that can be used in non-partisan elections; alternatively, it can also encourage coalition-building among minority groups and parties (if you campus happens to have parties), as candidates benefit from being one another's second or third choices.
STV, formally known as Single-Transferable Vote or Choice Voting, constitutes a voting system amenable to the basic tenets of proportional representation. STV allows voters to rank all (or none) of the candidates that run in a multi-seat election. STV facilitates a more accurate and balanced representation of campus political opinion. STV is the fairest method of proportional representation that can be used in non-partisan elections; alternatively, it can also encourage coalition-building among minority groups and parties (if you campus happens to have parties), as candidates benefit from being one another's second or third choices.