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Originally Posted by Weitz
I think the ranked ballot is stupid.
If I want to vote conservative and have no second choice, my vote only gets counted once? While other votes get funneled to the other candidates? That seems really unfair.
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It's not unfair, you make the choice.
It encourages you to think critically about what you actually want and what you would be OK with. It gives power to parties that align more closely with the common Canadian than anyone on one side or the other. If you're conservative, thinking critically about who would be an acceptable alternative is crucial, but would become even more so because that thought now counts.
If you don't want a second choice, don't make one, but it's not "unfair" that you chose not to make one.