Category Archives: alternative voting systems
“How to Reverse the Degradation of Our Politics”
Larry Diamond in The American Interest:
The most promising change is ranked choice voting, sometimes called “the instant runoff.” Imagine that Arizona’s voters had serious options beyond a Democrat and a Republican, and that instead of voting for a single… Continue reading
“Voter Turnout Surges in All Four Cities with Ranked Choice Voting”
Fairvote post.
Would like to know how turnout did yesterday in other, similar cities without RCV.
12 Votes Separates D and R Candidates in VA HD-94, With House Control Perhaps at Issue and Libertarian with 675 Votes
That’s the results as of this moment.
There are still (not many) provisional ballots to count and a possible recount.
If the state had used instant runoff voting, it could have affected who controlled state legislative house.
Maine: “Ranked-choice voting supporters to begin ‘people’s veto’ campaign today”
“Barring People’s Veto, Ranked-Choice Voting Implementation Delayed Until 2021”
“Why Maine will likely vote again on ranked-choice elections”
The latest from Maine. [corrected link]
“Maine’s ranked-choice voting law could be delayed until 2021”
Bangor Daily News:
The ranked-choice voting law enacted by voters in 2016 is in danger of full repeal following a series of votes Monday in the Legislature, but it has a stay of execution until December 2021.
The law, which… Continue reading
Ranked Choice Voting Resource Center Posts Webinars
Announcement via email:
Recently the Ranked Choice Voting Resource Center hosted three webinars in the span of two days focused on Usability and RCV. Links to the recordings are now available, along with responses to the tremendous number of questions… Continue reading
“The real fix for gerrymandering is proportional representation”
Matt Yglesias for Vox.
“NDP announces B.C. referendum on proportional representation”
From the CBC:
Delivering on a promise to give British Columbians a choice in how future elections will be decided, Attorney General David Eby has announced plans for a referendum on proportional representation.
“Today we have taken the first… Continue reading
“Ranked-choice voting alters calculus in Minneapolis, St. Paul races”
The Star-Tribune gives local flavor to the campaign incentives under ranked choice voting, with an intriguing contrast of races in which there’s an incumbent and races without.
“Tyranny of the Minority”
Inaugural Michelle Goldberg NYT column:
There are ways out.
The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact — a plan in which states agree to award all their electoral votes to the national popular vote winner — could circumvent the Electoral College… Continue reading
“City attorney argues Santa Fe not prepared for new voting system”
Santa Fe New Mexican:
The Santa Fe City Council is not obligated or prepared to implement ranked-choice voting for the 2018 municipal elections, the city attorney wrote Friday in response to a lawsuit filed in the state Supreme Court.
With… Continue reading