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Hi fellow statisticians --

I've been working on Ranked Choice Voting, which is on the ballot November 3 in Massachusetts (About Ranked Choice Voting - YES on 2 for RCV in Massachusetts).  I recently learned of a similar effort in Oregon for STAR Voting (About Ranked Choice Voting - YES on 2 for RCV in Massachusetts).  These voting methods appear to be different.  Is anyone familiar with any literature comparing/contrasting their statistical properties?  Or who is doing work in this area?

Thanks,

Paul Mange Johansen
Biostatistician
Berkshire Medical Center
Pittsfield, MA
iguanaphoto at gmail dot com
413 212 6132

Here is a comparison. https://www.equal.vote/star-vs-rcv

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D. Swain
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-24-2020 08:00
From: Paul Johansen
Subject: Ranked Choice Voting vs. STAR Voting

Hi fellow statisticians --

I've been working on Ranked Choice Voting, which is on the ballot November 3 in Massachusetts (About Ranked Choice Voting - YES on 2 for RCV in Massachusetts).  I recently learned of a similar effort in Oregon for STAR Voting (About Ranked Choice Voting - YES on 2 for RCV in Massachusetts).  These voting methods appear to be different.  Is anyone familiar with any literature comparing/contrasting their statistical properties?  Or who is doing work in this area?

Thanks,

Paul Mange Johansen
Biostatistician
Berkshire Medical Center
Pittsfield, MA
iguanaphoto at gmail dot com
413 212 6132

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on  Voting Methods

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Voting Methods Suppose that there is a group of 21 voters who need to make a decision about which of four candidates should be elected. Let the names of the candidates be \(A\), \(B\), \(C\) and \(D\). Your job, as a social planner, is to determine which of these 4 candidates should win the election given the opinions of all the voters. View this on Stanford >

provides a good introduction and references.

Hope it helps.

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Diana Simic
Professor
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Organization and Informatics
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-24-2020 08:00
From: Paul Johansen
Subject: Ranked Choice Voting vs. STAR Voting

Hi fellow statisticians --

I've been working on Ranked Choice Voting, which is on the ballot November 3 in Massachusetts (About Ranked Choice Voting - YES on 2 for RCV in Massachusetts).  I recently learned of a similar effort in Oregon for STAR Voting (About Ranked Choice Voting - YES on 2 for RCV in Massachusetts).  These voting methods appear to be different.  Is anyone familiar with any literature comparing/contrasting their statistical properties?  Or who is doing work in this area?

Thanks,

Paul Mange Johansen
Biostatistician
Berkshire Medical Center
Pittsfield, MA
iguanaphoto at gmail dot com
413 212 6132