Who Uses a 1-2-3 Voting System? Just About Everyone.
Who Uses a 1-2-3 Voting System? Just About Everyone.
BC-STV ballot similar to NHL, NBA, Academy Awards ... and most political parties in Canada
Vancouver, B.C. – Ever wonder how Vancouver Canuck Ryan Kesler was selected as a Selke finalist? Or, how the Academy Awards picks its top five nominees in each of its awards categories? Or, what kind of ballot political parties use to choose their leaders or local candidates?
Whenever any organization wants fair results they use a ranked-choice ballot exactly like the ballot BC voters would receive if they adopt the BC-STV (Single Transferable Vote) electoral reform.
Movie Awards: The Academy Awards uses STV to choose its five nominees in each category and the Gemini and Grammy awards use a preferential ballot to select its nominees.
NHL: The National Hockey League uses a ballot similar to BC-STV to choose its Hart, Norris, Calder, Lady Byng, Selke, Vezina and Jack Adams award winners every year - with points awarded based on where each player has been ranked.
NBA: The National Basketball Association uses the same system to choose its top players awards too.
Journalists: In journalistic circles, the Canadian Press uses a ballot like the one proposed under BC-STV for picking its leading Canadian athletes every year including male and female athletes of the year and team of the year.
Political Parties: The Conservative Party of Canada, the Liberal Party of Canada, the BC Liberal Party, as well as the federal and provincial Green Parties all use a preferential ballot to select their leaders and local candidates. So do most provincial political parties.
Nobody who wants fair results uses First Past the Post anymore. Ironically, not a single a political party uses First Past the Post to elect its own leader and no Legislative Assembly, including the Canadian House of Commons even dares use First Past the Post to select its Speaker.
In all cases, marking a ballot is as simple as 1-2-3 and the results are more fair.
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