Hey #WashingtonState voters, we have one more day to get the #RankedChoiceVoting bill out of committee in the state legislature. Please take a moment to call the Legislative Hotline at (800) 562-6000 and register your support for the Washington VOICES Act, HB 1448!
Here's a link to the bill: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1448&Year=2025
And here is FairVote Washington's one-pager: https://fairvotewa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/FairVote-WA_Washington-VOICES-Act_012225.pdf
Nice coverage of the Whatcom County chapter of FairVote Washington in the local university paper, The Western Front:
"Post-election gathering sparks hope for democracy in Bellingham: FairVote WA provides a space for discussion on ranked-choice voting and electoral reform"
https://www.thefrontonline.com/article/2024/11/drinks-with-democracy-dreamers
#FairVote #FairVoteWA #BellinghamWA #WhatcomCounty #RankedChoiceVoting #WWU
Now that ballots are arriving in Washington State, please check out the FairVote Washington candidate endorsements, especially for the very important Whatcom County Charter Review Commission: https://fairvotewa.org/candidate-recognition-2024/
#WhatcomCounty #WashingtonState #wapoli #waelex #FairVote #FairVoteWashington #FairVoteWA #RankedChoiceVoting #BellinghamWA
Candidates Supporting Ranked-Choice Voting 2025 Candidate Guide Thank you to all the candidates who applied for FairVote Washington’s endorsement, and congratulations to those we have endorsed! We look forward to working together to strengthen our democracy. The primary election is on August 5, 2025. To our supporters, we want to offer transparency into who and how
Very cool that this documentary about #RankedChoiceVoting called "Majority Rules" will be screened this weekend at the Pickford Film Center here in #BellinghamWA
https://www.mobilize.us/fairvotewa/event/662438/?ms=20240820MajorityRulesBhamI
#ElectoralReform #RCV #DocumentaryFilm #FairVote #FairVoteWashington #FairVoteWA
Join and support FairVote Washington at the iconic Pickford Film Center in Bellingham to watch the documentary film Majority Rules, which tackles two of our nation’s most pressing questions: How did the American electoral system become so dysfunctional, and could changing how Americans vote also change politics for the better? There will be a moderated post-screening discussion about the movie facilitated by local FairVote Washington volunteer Jessie Post, and featuring FairVote Washington Foundation Board Member and Former Alaska State Rep, Jason Grenn as a panelist! Jason was a champion of Measure 2, which paved the way for open primaries and ranked-choice voting in Alaska. Link to purchase tickets ($11 members, students, seniors, $13 general): https://www.pickfordfilmcenter.org/movie/majority-rules Link to the movie listing at the Roxy Theatre: https://www.pickfordfilmcenter.org/movie/majority-rules
Hey Washington State residents: the "Washington VOICES Act", HB 2250, has a hearing in the legislature in less than a week! We need you to sign in "pro" in favor of this bill to show your support to the State Government Committee. Please do it before January 24! It's quick and easy:
#FairVote #FairVoteWA #FairVoteWashington #RankedChoiceVoting #ElectoralReform #WALeg #WashingtonState
Great new article from the Sightline Institute about #RankedChoiceVoting and the
WA Legislature #waleg this session.
The new #RCV bill (HB 2250 - The Washington VOICES Act) has been introduced and addresses some new developments in the state.
Read more here
@emmettoconnell I really hope Chris Vance can get more supportive of #RankedChoiceVoting in WA and so that the #ForwardParty #fwd is not held back by vote splitting.
He is not there yet. As he says in the second op-ed, he thinks structural changes to elections are not needed.
Why would he not embrace every possible tool possible?
When your #Democratic Secretary of State introduces an Anti-RCV bill and calls it "Voter Education".
This is written to undermine any progress on election method improvements. It is not about education.
#SB5378 #waleg #SOS #Hobbs #FairVoteWA #RCV #RankedChoiceVoting
https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5378&Initiative=false&Year=2023
Great Letter to the Editor about RCV for Presidential Primaries in WA.
https://twitter.com/FairVoteWA/status/1618688728821800961?s=20&t=V9ysEdQFFHOtNvQ5qMdeZg
Alan McConchie
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