1.0Independence Institutehttps://i2i.orgBarry Faginhttps://i2i.org/author/barry-fagin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="kewXMvAiG7"><a href="https://i2i.org/the-conservative-case-for-ranked-choice-voting/">The Conservative Case for Ranked Choice Voting</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://i2i.org/the-conservative-case-for-ranked-choice-voting/embed/#?secret=kewXMvAiG7" width="600" height="338" title="“The Conservative Case for Ranked Choice Voting” — Independence Institute" data-secret="kewXMvAiG7" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://i2i.org/wp-content/uploads/Voting_ranked_choice_blocks_690x450.jpg690450This paper evaluates the compatibility of Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) with conservative principles. Good voting systems do not favor any one political party or perspective. That is what makes them good. Making a conservative case for RCV does not meaning showing how it makes conservatives more likely to win, that it favors Republicans over Democrats,