Voting Methods with Google Votes

Discover the advantages and disadvantages of various voting methods with Google Votes, a digital democracy platform, and explore how BeatPath, majority judgment, and other algorithms can provide more accurate results.

Key takeaways
  • Approval voting is a good option when you want to allow people to vote on multiple choices.
  • Range score voting is suitable when you want more information on how people rank their choices.
  • BeatPath is a good algorithm when you want more fidelity than approval voting.
  • Borda count can have problems with irrelevant alternatives, which can affect the outcome.
  • Instant runoff voting can be problematic, making it difficult to determine a winner.
  • Plurality voting can lead to a winner being elected without a majority of the vote.
  • Majority judgment is a good option when you want to reduce the impact of tactical voting.
  • Condersay’s paradox can occur when there are multiple alternatives and people vote strategically.
  • Social choice theory can help understand how groups make decisions.
  • Google Votes is a liquid democracy voting platform on Google Plus.
  • Integration with G+ allows sharing and resharing of votes.
  • Google Votes has features such as ballots and voting power.
  • BeatPath and majority judgment can give more accurate results than approval voting.
  • Approval voting can lead to a winner being elected without considering the relative ranking of their choices.
  • Range score voting can give more information on how people rank their choices.
  • Borda count can be problematic, but majority judgment can give a more accurate result.