For the TL I'm currently researching for, the Federalist Party splits into two distinct parties over the conflict between Hamilton and Adams. Vote splitting in the Congressional elections of 1800 results in a crushing victory for the Republicans, with even New England states having mostly Republican House delegations. The Federalists and High Federalists in power in these states are rightfully pissed off. They begin to adopt some sort of alternative voting system, in order to eliminate the problem of vote splitting.
I need to figure out just what that alternative system would be.
Connecticut at that time elected it's House delegation statewide on a general ticket. It wouldn't take too much of a stretch in the imagination, for someone to come up with Proportional Representation as a solution to the problem of vote splitting.
Majority voting as an alternative to plurality voting seems like a likely system to emerge. If no candidate gains a majority in the election, it goes to a runoff vote with the top two candidates.
Score voting is also a possibility, and with it's nature as a consensus voting method, it could receive support from minority parties.
My goal here, is to have America become a multi-party democracy. I'm not so sure how well runoff voting would foster the survival of alternative parties, and I am personally not a fan of Proportional Representation. Score voting would be my favorite method, out of all of them, but that would require some feat of mathematical genius, for someone to invent the method. Plus, score voting may be too complicated, for the technology of the time. Some ideas would be appreciated.
I need to figure out just what that alternative system would be.
Connecticut at that time elected it's House delegation statewide on a general ticket. It wouldn't take too much of a stretch in the imagination, for someone to come up with Proportional Representation as a solution to the problem of vote splitting.
Majority voting as an alternative to plurality voting seems like a likely system to emerge. If no candidate gains a majority in the election, it goes to a runoff vote with the top two candidates.
Score voting is also a possibility, and with it's nature as a consensus voting method, it could receive support from minority parties.
My goal here, is to have America become a multi-party democracy. I'm not so sure how well runoff voting would foster the survival of alternative parties, and I am personally not a fan of Proportional Representation. Score voting would be my favorite method, out of all of them, but that would require some feat of mathematical genius, for someone to invent the method. Plus, score voting may be too complicated, for the technology of the time. Some ideas would be appreciated.