Ranked choice voting

Here is an excerpt from the link below:

"In October 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed more California cities, counties and school districts to adopt RCV. “I am concerned that it has often led to voter confusion,” he said,
“and that the promise that ranked-choice voting leads to greater democracy is not necessarily fulfilled.” In 2016, then-Gov. Jerry Brown Jr. vetoed a RCV bill, saying the system is “overly complicated and confusing” and “deprives voters of genuinely informed choice.”

https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2020/05/27/five_facts_about_ranked-choice_voting_492804.html

Is Ranked choice (instant run-off) voting “overly complicated and confusing”?

@metal-brain said
Here is an excerpt from the link below:

"In October 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed more California cities, counties and school districts to adopt RCV. “I am concerned that it has often led to voter confusion,” he said,
“and that the promise that ranked-choice voting leads to greater democracy is not necessarily fulfilled.” In 2016, then ...[text shortened]... voting_492804.html

Is Ranked choice (instant run-off) voting “overly complicated and confusing”?

@kevcvs57 said
No I don’t think it’s very complicated and more democratic than your vote being discounted if you back the wrong horse.

@metal-brain said
Here is an excerpt from the link below:

"In October 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed more California cities, counties and school districts to adopt RCV. “I am concerned that it has often led to voter confusion,” he said,
“and that the promise that ranked-choice voting leads to greater democracy is not necessarily fulfilled.” In 2016, then ...[text shortened]... voting_492804.html

Is Ranked choice (instant run-off) voting “overly complicated and confusing”?

@deepthought said
Can it be explained to someone with an IQ of 70? In the UK we have what is called "first past the post" which is easy to understand. With the various transferable voting systems one problem is that some people will be confused as to whether they should number their preferences 1 to 5 (or whatever the number of candidates) or 5 to 1. This will tend to randomize the result somewhat.

@metal-brain said
So some people cannot follow simple directions. We already know that because of tossed ballots today. Nobody is suggesting getting rid of our present voting system though.

Vetoing a better system because some people get confused makes no sense if people are going to be confused regardless of the voting system. They are just making excuses to keep an inferior voting sys ...[text shortened]... manipulating people into voting according to poll numbers and suppressing the 3rd party candidates.

@deepthought said
It is a problem if there is an increase in the number of people confused by the ballot system. It should be as accessible as possible.

I'm yet to hear a convincing argument that PR systems are better. I've heard a ton of unconvincing ones.

Why do you think the least popular candidate ought to be given the best chance?

@deepthought said
Can it be explained to someone with an IQ of 70? In the UK we have what is called "first past the post" which is easy to understand. With the various transferable voting systems one problem is that some people will be confused as to whether they should number their preferences 1 to 5 (or whatever the number of candidates) or 5 to 1. This will tend to randomize the result somewhat.