You know, it would make sense. For every election. For every office. Every voter writes the top ten candidates in order of his preference, all on the same day. No campaigns, no speeches. No fundraising. If you are the winner you are given the option of declining. No one can serve more than one term in that office.
I’d rather see a “none of the above” vote. If no candidate beats the “none of the above” vote the office goes unfilled until a voter approved candidate breaks through. Vote every six months during “none of the above”, regular term after.
I’m curious if Clinton would have been elected under this scenario, since Perot split the vote.
On the other hand, the primaries service this purpose.
Compared to today, would be better to go back to how elections were run in the beginning. Way WAY in the beginning.
Elections were typically decided by the candidate that provided the most liquor to his prospective constituents.