In my last column, I used a family discussion about Christmas dessert to stage a low-stakes demonstration of ranked-choice voting in action.
With ranked ballots, you can express your real preference instead of just picking who you think will win. It is a better way to choose one winner in a single district.
This week, I want to use a new version of that example to talk about a bigger question: not just how we mark our ballots, but how we distribute power…