I am still unsure if I personally agree with Kevin's conclusions, but his approach is very novel and worth sharing with others. Kevin's post is very technical so put on your thinking caps and get ready to dive in.
Rethinking STV Fundamentals
Three errors have plagued the counting of ranked choice ballots for over a century, and here’s how to fix them.While learning about how ranked choice ballots are traditionally counted, I discovered three critical flaws in the way everyone does it -- indeed, the way everyone has been doing it for over a century. I would like to share with you how I discovered these flaws and how to fix them. In the end I will outline a new and complete method for counting ranked choice ballots that contains none of these flaws, and consequently produces fairer results than any other system. (With the possible exception of CPO-STV, which it might be tied with.) In addition to explaining the reasoning for these changes, I will provide evidence to support my (admittedly bold) claim that the results are more fair.