"Ranked choice voting jeopradizes ELECTION INTEGRITY!" Nope, it just gives voters more choices. 
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they didn't think we'd have political parties. so much of this is about a Congress with just enough people scared they can't make it through a primary if they do their civic responsibility.
we need #RankedChoiceVoting
Visit FairVote.org/Resources to see the latest research on ranked choice voting! 
Thanks Elon but we're good on billionaire and authoritarian parties. But if you want a real multi-party democracy, here are some things you should know.
https://leedrutman.substack.com/p/so-you-want-to-start-a-new-political #democracy #fusionVoting #RankedChoiceVoting #proportionalRepresentation
Undercurrent Events · So you want to start a new political party that “actually represents the 80% in the middle”? Good luck.
Ranked Choice Voting
My take on this popular suggestion to improve democracy:
https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=393
tiereddemocraticgovernance.org:: TDG :: Blog
Here's a guide on ranked-choice voting for New Yorkers in advance of the upcoming primary: https://gothamist.com/news/what-to-know-about-ranked-choice-voting-in-nycs-primary-election-this-month
Major takeaway for those who are strongly against some candidate (like say, #NeverCuomo): Don't rank him at all, and be sure to rank all 5 slots. So put someone you like (I recommend #ZohranMamdani) as #1, and other acceptable options in 2/3/4/5. This pushes your disliked candidate down further than just voting for #1.
Gothamist · What to know about ranked-choice voting in NYC's primary election this monthHere's a rundown of what and what not to do when filling out your ranked-choice ballot.
Yesterday, we canvassed at Naperville Farmer's Market! We're out in the community spreading the word about how ranked choice voting could make our elections more fair and democratic.
Did you know: We're collecting signatures to put a ranked choice voting referendum on the ballot in Naperville!
We don't need an #AmericaParty, Elon.
Political parties in the #uspol are how the will of the people gets captured. With fewer voters in a primary, big money & special interests & cult figures can dominate and win. Then in the general, the public is forced to choose who they hate the least, recognizing that the better candidate probably won't do what they promise anyway, but it can always get worse. Third parties can't survive the obvious logic of FPTP game theory.
FFV #RankedChoiceVoting.
An insightful, and kind of sobering, walk-through from Fairvote's Steven Hill of the possibilities and pitfalls for advancing #RankedChoiceVoting and #ProportionalRepresentation Electoral reform is hard. But worth it if we're going to preserve and build a better #democracy
(Not crazy about the AI art though. What the hell is even going on with those raccoons and bears and... lemur?)
https://democracysos.substack.com/p/the-reform-pathway-for-pro-rep-and
DemocracySOS · The reform pathway for Pro Rep and Ranked Choice Voting
Boston stepping up for pro-democracy reform with #RankedChoiceVoting! 
The city joins NYC, SF, Portland, and many more cities in enacting this RCV, which gives voters more power and more choices at the ballot box. Let's get this in Chicago next!
THANK YOU to the co-sponsors of SB2004: State Senator Graciela Guzman and State Senator Laura Murphy!
Although SB2004 didn't pass during the state's regular session, we're continuing to work on this legislation that will secure our right to choose #RankedChoiceVoting for our cities.
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@enobacon But #RankedChoiceVoting even #IRV is always better than plurality-winner. If pointing out that #RCV is imperfect means we have to “ban RCV,” we’re going to be stuck with something worse.
Governor JB Pritzker, support pro-democracy reform? 
Special thanks to State Representative Maurice West, State Senator Laura Murphy, and State Senator Graciela Guzmán for their actions in support of RCV in the state house! 
"Our politics are far, far. far less toxic in Australia...because there are other outlets."
"...Dr. Zeitz is joined by Vinay Orekondy, an Australian-born... democracy innovator… Together, they unpack the failures of winner-takes-all politics, the transformational potential of... #ProportionalRepresentation, and... civic hubs…" (at 6:06)
Fractures within the party have always existed but it's rare that anybody so high up in the more moderate establishment tells the more progressive grassroots to stop supporting the party. They usually demand we get in line after they win the primary, or threaten to stay home if progressives do.
So maybe they'll now support #RankedChoiceVoting to kill the duopoly and let people actually go their own way and not doom us to even more consistently conservative government.
MEAWW News · James Carville wants Dems to split over 'pronoun politics': 'I don't think we can work together'
Naperville, IL: This Summer, canvass with us at the Naperville Farmer's Market every Saturday at 9am! Visit FairVoteIllinois.org/events to RSVP!
Do you want to promote a common-sense upgrade to our democracy with your neighbors? Canvass for #RankedChoiceVoting! We talk directly with voters every weekend to build awareness about this important voting reform. Join us!
Senate Bill 63 seeks to ban all Ranked Choice Voting in the state of Ohio. It has been passed through the Senate and will now head to the house.
As a home rule state, the state shouldn't be mandating how the people choose their representatives!
Find your rep's contact info here https://ohiohouse.gov/members/district-map
Ohio House of RepresentativesDistrict Map | Ohio House of Representatives
Hi, I'm Evan (he/any).
TLDR: I'm a privileged white hetero-cis-male politically #left #TriratnaBuddhist #SoftwareEngineer (#IHelpPeopleGetJobs) currently in #Seattle but planning to move to #AotearoaNZ or #Australia as so as we can manage it with my wife & 3 kids
I'm politically #left (at least in United States terms). I'm a #voting nerd in that I have a favorite voting-related textbook (Collective Decisions and Voting by Nicolaus Tideman).
I think we could mostly solve #gerrymandering by making larger districts with ~5 representatives instead of just 1 and then using #SingleTransferableVote. That would strike a nice balance between local & proportional representation. For single-person positions, like presidents/governors/mayors, STV becomes #RankedChoiceVoting (aka #InstantRunoffVoting aka #AlternativeVote) which eliminates the spoiler effect and leads to more civil campaigns.
Plus, #RankedChoiceVoting eliminates the need for primaries and runoffs, which can lead to significant cost reductions.
I'm training for ordination with the #TriratnaBuddhist Order (#dhamma, #dharma, #Buddhism) and have been for many years. It's a long process, especially with other things going on. I've done some kind of #meditation (mostly #anapanasati) every day for over 3 years and more sporadically since 2006.
That said, I do take issue with some of the things the founder (Sangharakshita) did, and I'm concerned with a recent rise in sort of guru worship around. I can have gratitude for his explanation of the dharma, try to sort out the idiosyncratic bits, and still view him as a deeply flawed human being.
I write #software for http://indeed.com (job search site) (previously employed by Amazon). I've written a lot of #database-backed #webservices in #Java, but in the last few years, I've been working on #microfrontend platforms in #JavaScript & #TypeScript, primarily supporting #React. I have more knowledge about #Webpack #ModuleFederation than anyone should be cursed with. I'd love to try #SolidJS, #RustLang seems really cool, and I'm excited about the future of #WebAssembly.
My wife & I have fantasized about moving to #AotearoaNZ or #Australia since well before the pandemic, and now we're actively trying make it happen. Since we're both in high-demand professions (she's a nurse), I think it should go reasonably smoothly
. Feel free to get in touch with job opportunities that offer visa sponsorship, suggestions for #kiwiana or Australian culture that will help us adapt, reasons that your city is the best, etc. I always blow on the pie when I wear my jandals to the dairy. If we ship things over, I can only hope that the front doesn't fall off the boat. I hear that only rarely happens.
My daughter Juniper was born at the beginning of 2020, so her experience of life and my experience of parenthood are both tightly linked to the pandemic. On the upside, I get to work remotely, which means I get more time with her. She's a lot of fun (and of course a lot of work).
Then, we had our twins Heath & Magnolia (Noli) in September 2023, and our lives got even more hectic and full of love.
Juniper goes to a Waldorf school, and I wish I could go, too, but I think the adult version of Waldorf school might just be therapy.
TLDR: I'm a privileged white hetero-cis-male politically #left #TriratnaBuddhist #SoftwareEngineer (#IHelpPeopleGetJobs) currently in #Seattle but planning to move to #AotearoaNZ or #Australia as so as we can manage it with my wife & 3 kids
I'm politically #left (at least in United States terms). I'm a #voting nerd in that I have a favorite voting-related textbook (Collective Decisions and Voting by Nicolaus Tideman).
I think we could mostly solve #gerrymandering by making larger districts with ~5 representatives instead of just 1 and then using #SingleTransferableVote. That would strike a nice balance between local & proportional representation. For single-person positions, like presidents/governors/mayors, STV becomes #RankedChoiceVoting (aka #InstantRunoffVoting aka #AlternativeVote) which eliminates the spoiler effect and leads to more civil campaigns.
Plus, #RankedChoiceVoting eliminates the need for primaries and runoffs, which can lead to significant cost reductions.
I'm training for ordination with the #TriratnaBuddhist Order (#dhamma, #dharma, #Buddhism) and have been for many years. It's a long process, especially with other things going on. I've done some kind of #meditation (mostly #anapanasati) every day for over 3 years and more sporadically since 2006.
That said, I do take issue with some of the things the founder (Sangharakshita) did, and I'm concerned with a recent rise in sort of guru worship around. I can have gratitude for his explanation of the dharma, try to sort out the idiosyncratic bits, and still view him as a deeply flawed human being.
I write #software for http://indeed.com (job search site) (previously employed by Amazon). I've written a lot of #database-backed #webservices in #Java, but in the last few years, I've been working on #microfrontend platforms in #JavaScript & #TypeScript, primarily supporting #React. I have more knowledge about #Webpack #ModuleFederation than anyone should be cursed with. I'd love to try #SolidJS, #RustLang seems really cool, and I'm excited about the future of #WebAssembly.
My wife & I have fantasized about moving to #AotearoaNZ or #Australia since well before the pandemic, and now we're actively trying make it happen. Since we're both in high-demand professions (she's a nurse), I think it should go reasonably smoothly
. Feel free to get in touch with job opportunities that offer visa sponsorship, suggestions for #kiwiana or Australian culture that will help us adapt, reasons that your city is the best, etc. I always blow on the pie when I wear my jandals to the dairy. If we ship things over, I can only hope that the front doesn't fall off the boat. I hear that only rarely happens. My daughter Juniper was born at the beginning of 2020, so her experience of life and my experience of parenthood are both tightly linked to the pandemic. On the upside, I get to work remotely, which means I get more time with her. She's a lot of fun (and of course a lot of work).
Then, we had our twins Heath & Magnolia (Noli) in September 2023, and our lives got even more hectic and full of love.
Juniper goes to a Waldorf school, and I wish I could go, too, but I think the adult version of Waldorf school might just be therapy.
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and the #GOP has noticed:
https://www.npr.org/2024/06/05/nx-s1-4969563/ranked-choice-voting-bans
the GOP wins by disenfranchising voters, not by offering them more choices
therefore, the only way forward to #rankedchoicevoting in the #USA, which means stable #thirdparties and the ability to vote our conscience instead of dreary strategy, is to #vote for #democrats who support #RCV
