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Why People Support Approval Voting


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We continue looking at different voting methods with an exploration into Approval voting. Approval voting is an alternative voting method that has voters vote their "approval" for each candidate or option, rather than selecting a single option on their ballot.

Though it is not widely used in political elections yet, supporters of approval voting argue that it is an alternative to plurality voting that allows for voters to give a more comprehensive vote, as they are not limited to supporting one candidate, and one candidate alone. Approval voting, according to its supporters, is an easily adoptable alternative method that can provide a lot of value to voters with minimal implementation cost.

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