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This past weekend we had the pleasure of joining Make Voting Count at Left Forum in New York City. We’ve previously interviewed them on their New York City survey on alternative voting methods.
Here, Aaron Hamlin tackles our vote-for-one voting method head on. After watching, what do you think about Plurality Voting?
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The first animated video explaining Approval Voting has finally arrived! Thanks to everyone who made it happen!
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Notes"[Kenneth] Arrow was able to prove—with the inexorable force of pure mathematics—that the only way to satisfy all of the requirements [of democracy] is to select one voter and give him all the votes. The only “democratic” procedure that meets the minimal requirements for democracy is to anoint a dictator."This is actually an overgeneralization of Arrow’s Theorem. Plus Arrow’s theorem only applied to ranking methods.
His conclusion wasn’t that all methods were equally hopeless. It’s rather obvious that some methods are better than others. One thing he’s noted is that our current method, Plurality, is quite terrible compared to the alternatives.
Really, we talked to him.
(Source: stilltheyleadmeback)
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Our Indiegogo campaign just got more interesting.
No name in voting theory has hit households like Nobel laureate, Dr. Kenneth Arrow, developer of the Impossibility Theorem. Our first phone interview with him went really well. So we decided to follow up.
During our recent phone conversation, Dr. Arrow graciously offered to autograph a reprinted copy of the first journal to publish his theorem, Journal of Political Economy (1950). And now it could be yours.
One of his autographed first edition books sold for $5,200.
This perk is going for a one-time donation of 3,500 (multiple donations adding to this doesn’t count). Now, if no one has claimed the perk by the end of the campaign, then the person with the highest total in public donations gets it. (No board members can win.)
Who would’ve guessed it? We (of all people) have created a game theory problem for you!
Some of you are already in the running for total public donations:
Frank Atwood: $800
Brian Hauer: $500
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Vote Your $1 to End Plurality with One-Dollar Weekend
Our campaign to push Approval Voting is moving forward. Thanks to you, we raised over $1,000 in the first 24 hours and are moving towards $6K.
But we want everyone to have an opportunity to speak out and get involved. So we’re doing one-dollar weekend. If you want to support us (even if you have already), please put down a single dollar bill.
And this actually helps us. It helps our page position. And the numbers can add up, much like a vote (your vote). But most of all, this is your way to take a small step and speak out.
The end of Plurality starts with you. And your one dollar.
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Our video launch (above) is the sign that our fundraiser to spread the word about Approval Voting has begun! Also, if you’re up for it, check out our Indiegogo campaign!
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We’re getting close to launching our fundraising campaign! Here’s a teaser clip with the script superimposed.
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The Academy Awards: World’s Greatest Democracy?
On February 24, 2013, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will hold their 85th annual Academy Awards ceremony. While tens of millions of viewers will tune in to celebrate the artistic brilliance and technical wizardry of the film industry, few will ever realize they’ve just witnessed the state of the art in democracy. …More here on the -> Academy Voting Process
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Dr. Steven Brams, professor of politics at NYU, has also offered to sign copies of his book for the fundraising campaign. Thanks, Dr. Brams!
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We’ve been talking with bestselling author William Poundstone. He’s generously offered to sign copies of Gaming the Vote to entice more donors for the upcoming fundraising campaign!
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Brace yourselves. We will soon fundraise to create the first professionally animated video on Approval Voting. How’s that sound?
Oh, and we’ve been looking at thought bubble to do the video.
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Is it time to upgrade to Approval Voting yet?
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Electoral System Summary
Wouldn’t it be nice to have an electoral system outline where you could have easy definitions all in one place? Done!
Electoral System Hierarchy
*Single Transferable Vote is sometimes classified as a semi-proportional method rather rather than a proportional one.
Check out the full article here: Electoral System.
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We Speak with Action
To many readers, you may just be getting to know us. So here’s some of what we’ve done in the past year:
- We interviewed Nobel Laureate, Dr. Kenneth Arrow. Arrow is renowned in the field of voting theory because of his Impossibility Theorem.
- Over 10,000 unique visitors took to our website.
- Over 450 supporters like our FB Page.
- Over 70 people follow us on Twitter.
- We redesigned our website!
- We interviewed the head organizer for the Occupy Wall Street’s Politics and Election Reform Working Group.
- We published articles through The New Citizens Press (Centuries-Old Ballot); Independent Voter Network (A Voice for Independents); and Big Think (Taking the Fear Out of Voting, The Future of Intelligent Elections, Bipolar Politics, & Why the Republicans Lost).
- We supported the Harvey Milk Democratic Club as they used Score Voting for their nominations.
- Our own Dr. Andy Jennings gave a talk at Science Cafe in Arizona.
- We got our 501(c)3 status!
We look forward to sharing more electoral system and Approval Voting content with you as we move forward. Stay tuned!
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NotesFrank Atwood an expert on Approval Voting will be a speaker at the 2013 Liberty Forum
We’re sure that Frank Atwood will represent Approval Voting well!
