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Does 3-2-1 Voting work using a six point scale?

Jameson Quinn, wrote, “In 3-2-1 voting, voters rate each candidate “Good”, “OK”, or “Bad”. To find the winner, you first narrow it down to three semifinalists, the candidates with the most “good” ratings. Then, narrow it further to two finalists, the candidates with the fewest “bad” scores. Finally, the winner...

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Does 3-2-1 Voting work using a six point scale?

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Jameson Quinn, wrote, “In 3-2-1 voting, voters rate each candidate “Good”, “OK”, or “Bad”. To find the winner, you first narrow it down to three semifinalists, the candidates with the most “good” ratings. Then, narrow it further to two finalists, the candidates with the fewest “bad” scores. Finally, the winner is the one preferred on more ballots.”

My question is whether or not one can use this same system as an automatic runoff for score voting elections using higher ranges.

If we have a six-point scale (0-5 stars), and each voter scores each candidate from none to five, we can again find the top three scoring candidates. Will the... (read more)

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