Problem
Unrepresentative electoral systems
Other Names:
Biased voting systemsUnjust voter registration procedure
Undemocratic voting systems
Incidence:
In the 1980 New York Senate Election, a conservative receiving only 45% the vote won, not because the state wanted a conservative, but because of the 2 other candidates, both liberals, one received 44% of the vote and the other 11%. If there had been only 2 candidates, one conservative facing one liberal, it is highly likely (and supported by an ABC News survey of voters) that the liberal would have been sent to Washington.
Broader Problems:
Unfair elections Strategies:
Creating representative electoral systemsShowing biasEnsuring just voter registration procedureUsing electoral process References:
Collier, James and Kenneth: Votescam Subject(s):
Cybernetics → Cybernetics → Systems
Government → Politics
Metapolitics → Political theories
Research, Standards → Registry
Societal Problems → Imbalances
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST