Alejandro Lopez
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On Ranked Pairs Voting
Dear Editors, A few months ago I learned that in the course of conducting its elections, Ricketts Hovse was unsure which exact voting method to use. At first, I and a few other alumni were shocked and disappointed; only a few years ago, a number of then students including myself had worked to switch Ricketts, several other houses, and ASCIT over to what we considered the most ideal voting system for us, the “Ranked Pairs” or “Tideman” method. But taking a step back, it makes sense that nuances