The cognitive burden of any election with 39 candidates will always be significant. What about a system—whether score-based on ranking-based—in which each voter is only presented with 8-12 of the candidates?
While the nominal goal of the election is to identify three winners, I think the information-gathering objective is much more important here than in political elections. The broader ranking list, and more so than the ultimate outcome, is what matters for helping donors identify orgs they should research more, should re-consider, etc. I’d rather get a chance at the considered opinion of ~25% of the electorate vs. a possible but more cursory assessment by 100%.
The cognitive burden of any election with 39 candidates will always be significant. What about a system—whether score-based on ranking-based—in which each voter is only presented with 8-12 of the candidates?
While the nominal goal of the election is to identify three winners, I think the information-gathering objective is much more important here than in political elections. The broader ranking list, and more so than the ultimate outcome, is what matters for helping donors identify orgs they should research more, should re-consider, etc. I’d rather get a chance at the considered opinion of ~25% of the electorate vs. a possible but more cursory assessment by 100%.