Ranked voting has its limitations

Ranked voting is being referred to by many as the answer to Ontario’s electoral woes, but while Premier Kathleen Wynne has pledged to allow the system to be used in 2018, some sober second thought might be required before making the change.

The system seems simple. Each voter receives his or her ballot with a list of candidates. For Somerset Ward this time around that would mean a list of 11 choices.  read more

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