Humane Slaughter Association
Raising for Effective Giving, 2020
Abstract
Approval voting, a novel voting system allowing voters to vote for as many candidates as they desire, is being implemented in St. Louis mayoral elections as a nonpartisan method. By enabling voters to surpass the predominant single-vote system in favor of proportional representation, it seeks to eliminate electoral limitations and provide more chances for minority representation. However, it remains unclear whether voters will fully utilize this option or continue with their customary voting habits. The potential impact of approval voting on candidate strategies, polarization reduction, and overall voter engagement remains uncertain, presenting an opportunity for an empirical study in its highest-scale implementation thus far. – AI-generated abstract.
