Nov 8, 2019
DAY 277 - How Would You Govern?
This week on Dear Subjects, at MeCHo, Alex and I asked YOU, the citizens of Home, what you want your new government to look like. As we get closer to the elections, the ministers have left us a letter explaining how the elections will work. The letter reads:
“In the past, we have been run by a Parliamentary Government, where each Member of Parliament was elected based on campaign slogans and won only by getting more votes than their opponent.
“In Norward’s government, the upper house is not elected at all and are simply chosen by King George. We feel that this form of Government has failed in representing each citizen in Norward.
“After a long discussion, we have decided that this first election will be conducted in an instant run-off voting style where each person will select their first-choice candidate for leadership, then select their second choice, then their third, and so on.
“If your first choice gets the least votes, your vote will go to your second choice, and so…