Time To Dump STV?

Poneke and David Farrar say yes. And the editorial in this morning's Dominion Post says that Wellington City Council has done the right thing in voting for a referendum on STV this year. We are worried about the confusion that STV causes (particularly when operated in conjunction with first past the post - in Wellington the Regional Council still uses FPP) and the number of invalid votes that result. We also think it helps explain low voter turn out. Speed of vote count is also an issue.