Ross of OttawaWith the completion of any political party leadership election, I hope everyone asks their parties, MPs and candidates…
"Why can't we all have ranked ballot in our general elections!? "
KirkCity election day in Minneapolis. I picked three DFLers (out of many) for mayor on the ranked choice ballot. I was tempted to waste my 3rd choice on some guy named Wagner representing the "Why not Wagner" party. Because it made me chuckle. But I went to his website, and it wouldn't load. So that's why not Wagner. That's why not.
Listening to #NPR while I do some indoor work (raining today).
Sounds like the US is headed to municipal elections everywhere shortly. Two interesting points:
#Mamdani is poised to win the NYC mayorship. (Yay!) and…
#Minneapolis is using #RankedBallot voting. Glad to see that (slowly) moving forward! Maybe some other US cities too?
My strong belief is that ranked ballot is perhaps the only thing that'll save democracy from creeping authoritarianism and associated electoral manipulation.
EmmavetchBest path forward for Canada would be for NDP and Liberals to announce a temporary merger, with the sole goal of installing a #RankedBallot system to end #FPTP.
That done, the parties could separate and we could avoid both hells – sliding into a two-party system and a fascist conservative majority.
Even the conservatives themselves would likely split into sane vs MAGA-wannabe groups and we'd eventually have a tapestry of representation instead of perpetual polarization.
Ornery CanuckI betcha a #RankedBallot #voting looks pretty appealing to Justin #Trudeau right now.
Just words in a toot, but feeling it's a profoundly important point:
What's changed in #democracy is that it may now be more important that our voting processes identify the person that the majority believes must NOT win, rather than anoint the "uniquely perfect" candidate for the job.
Ranked ballot gets to that goal, eliminating vote splitting, capturing consensus on our anyone-but-that-person sentiments.
It could be the only thing that saves civilization in the 21st century.
Jim Patterson 🇨🇦@paulbusch While it's true that #ProportionalRepresentation might give the #Conservatives more seats than the #Liberals in the next election, it would virtually rule out #PeePee getting a majority so he couldn't do any serious damage. Any legislation would need cross-party support.
I may be cynical but I believe @justintrudeau reneged because he couldn't get his preferred #RankedBallot alternative to fly, which would be a clear advantage to his party in the current political climate. #cdnpoli
I may be cynical but I believe @justintrudeau reneged because he couldn't get his preferred #RankedBallot alternative to fly, which would be a clear advantage to his party in the current political climate. #cdnpoli
@Greengordon @AlisonCreekside @randahl @accretionist I don't recall @justintrudeau ever promising #ProportionalRepresentation . What he campaigned on was #ElectoralReform, a much more vague concept. When his electoral commission came back advising #ProportionalRepresentation he backed off, making it clear he would only support some kind of #RankedBallot which in the current climate would give the #Liberal party a definite edge.
#cdnpoli https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/justin-trudeau-vows-to-end-1st-past-the-post-voting-in-platform-speech-1.3114902
#cdnpoli https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/justin-trudeau-vows-to-end-1st-past-the-post-voting-in-platform-speech-1.3114902
Justin Trudeau's big democratic plan to pull Ottawa out of 'partisan swamp' | CBC News
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau presents part of the vision for what a future Liberal government would look like, including replacing the first-past-the-post voting system and ensuring gender parity in government appointments.
Jon W@samlitzinger There comes a point where you just need to retain some inkling of your dignity. Voting for someone who is supporting and funding a genocide might be that threshold for some people. #rankedballot #endFPTP