So in the U.S. then Dems will vote 0-10 and Republican 10-0. I'm not sure I see the difference as long as there is only one winner
What the U.S. really needs is proportional representation, similar to parlimentary systems of other countries
What the U.S. really needs is proportional representation, similar to parlimentary systems of other countries
Then someone who identifies as neither could get a 6 on average and get elected. (Assuming both other candidates are close to tied.)
That said as a Canadian I'm down with almost any change in the voting system.
* Since there is no spoiler effect, you could just let everyone on the ballot. Letting abstentions count as zero votes, obscure candidates cannot win. (Less severely, abstention could count as a fractional zero vote, i.e. 0 in the numerator of the average and 0<x<1 (say x = .25) in the denominator...)
* Or require a certain number of signatures to let a candidate on the ballot.
No, a new single winner election system is a distraction. What we need is proportional representation, to ensure that more people actually have representatives in proportion to their political desires.