Everyone is familiar with plurality, our current voting method. It’s how we elect our governor and our state representatives. It has the advantage of being simple, but the disadvantage of not letting voters say much. You are forced to choose one candidate. Sometimes a spoiler ruins the election for a lot of voters. Can we do better when we have more than two candidates running? Enter approval voting. Maybe you support two candidates – mark two! Just like plurality, the winner is the person marked on the most ballots; unlike plurality, a candidate elected using approval voting always has the broadest popular support.
Blake HuberLittleton
