Loading...Our current voting system in America has been working pretty well for the last couple centuries, and therefore nobody has bothered to try to change it or try to come up with a better system. But, as Churchill said, “Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.” In this interesting video by CGP Grey, you’ll learn all about Single Transferable Vote, a democratic voting system designed to eliminate all of the problems that our normal “first past the post” voting system has. Plus, CGP Grey explains it in a very understandable way, using a story involving animals and the throne to the animal kingdom.
Basically, as you’ll learn from the video, the single transferable voting systems relies on the fact that rather than just voting for one candidate, you submit a list of your preferred candidates in order. Then, using the carefully designed STV system, you can try to fill up a congress or parliament in a very orderly and representative way.