byceps-bungalowcontest VS vse-sim

We released the code for contest management at https://github.com/lanresort/bungalowcontest (it is closely related to the web platform we use, not stand alone, but you'll get the idea – it's not rocket science).

I recommend taking a look at some empirical experiments on voter satisfaction under different systems, such as this site. Ranked choice (labeled there IRV) is pretty much the second worst performer of the "major" systems, after FPTP. Score voting, STAR and even approval generally do a lot better. In any case, I strongly feel electoral systems should be chosen based on actual research on what will result in the fairest results for voters, not gut feelings and things people have recently heard about.

It scores extremely low on the Voter Satisfaction Efficiency scale. Star Voting and Score Voting lets you show preferences and is simpler than ranked voting.

In-depth overview: https://electionscience.github.io/vse-sim/

RCV has higher vse than plurality, but is towards the bottom of the pack. Most systems will make the average voter happier with the result than RCV. Score, STAR, approval and condorcet methods like Schulze all have much better vse's than RCV.

Jameson Quinn's vse-sim and Warren D. Smith's IEVS have fixed strategies for honest voters giving approval. In vse-sim it's