Election Results are Fairer

Whenever there are three or more candidates for a given office, plurality voting succumbs to distortions that often allow a candidate who is not the most widely acceptable candidate to win. As the number of candidates goes up, the likelihood of the winner being unacceptable to most voters goes up dramatically. This is true even in situations where runoff elections are held.

Even when that unfortunate outcome is avoided, there is still the problem whereby the press refuses to cover worthy third party or independent candidates just because they are not perceived by the public as qualifying as a front runner. This means that many important political issues are not brought forward during a typical political contest. In many cases the front runners never end up talking about issues at all.

Equally important is the quality of information that emerges from the results of an Approval Vote. Unlike voting systems that rely on rankings or the awarding of points, it is easy to report meaningful summary results. Furthermore these results are undistorted by the "Wasted Vote Syndrome." This means that for the first time everyone will have accurate information about the true measure of support that each candidate enjoys. This improved information should ultimately result in public policy that more accurately reflects the true will of the voters.