Mastodawn

This video about varieties of ranked choice voting is fascinating. It was linked by @benroyce not long ago and I only just got to watching it today.

It makes me quite interested in approval voting, but frankly it also makes me think that instant-runoff works as designed and would be a vast improvement over what we've got.

(The video also doesn't talk about the complexity of resolving ties in approval voting, which further makes me want to push for instant runoff - the perfect can be the enemy of the good enough, leaving us with what we've got today - the wholly inadequate.)

https://inv.nadeko.net/watch/qf7ws2DF-zk

#voting #rcv #rankedchoice

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Mason Loring Bliss Dec 26

@johnzajac I continue to think that we need to use ballot initiatives and lobbying to push for universal ranked choice voting. Those tools remain available to us.

RCV rewards appealing platforms and punishes extremist platforms. Over time people will get so hooked on the results of an actual representative democracy that they will refuse to give it up to appease the oligarchs. There will eventually stop being oligarchs.

The most recent highly-visible example of the power of RCV was the election of Zohran Mamdani, who won because of his platform and despite big money on both sides.

And we should be able to sell this to the rural right-wing too. Choose the zealot who exactly matches your crazy beliefs, whatever they are. And still over time as they come to realize that they're not sick or starving and that their kids have a future, they'll be moving in the direction of government that exists to help everyone. They won't get to universal healthcare or universal basic income as fast as some of us, but they will get there.

Here's one of many analyses out there:

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-future-of-the-instant-runoff-election-reform/

If violence is our only tool, we've already lost. Violence doesn't offer a safeguard that reforms will hold. Only a system that engages the public in a positive way has any hope of bringing about the changes we desperately need.

#rankedchoice #rcv

The future of the instant runoff election reform

Darrell M. West examines ranked-choice voting, or instant runoff, to see how it affects campaign discourse and election outcomes.

Brookings

Kevin + Drupal + Beard Dec 13

Between rejecting Flock, city owned and operated fiber and the recent push to get #rankedchoice voting (#RCV) on the ballot, I'm willing to admit I'm jealous of #LongmountCO.

Louisville ran fiber, but out sourced the operation to T-Mobile.

https://boulderreportinglab.org/2025/12/11/longmont-halts-flock-license-plate-reader-data-sharing-and-weighs-ending-contract-as-boulder-plans-to-renew/

Longmont halts Flock license plate reader data sharing and weighs ending contract as Boulder plans to renew

Longmont City Council determined privacy concerns were too great to continue sharing data from the AI license plate readers, which collect information on every passing car and have shared information with ICE.

The Boulder Reporting Lab

Raccoon🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈Nov 24

> "Democrat Leadership considering Ranked Choice Primaries for 2028."

DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT

https://www.axios.com/2025/11/24/democrats-ranked-choice-voting-2028-primaries

#USpol #democracy #RankedChoice #voting

Dan Drake 🦆Oct 15

I'm excited to live in a place with ranked-choice / instant runoff voting!

City elections in Saint Paul use that system: https://www.ramseycountymn.gov/residents/elections-voting/voters/prepare-vote/ranked-voting

Next month is a mayoral election. This'll be the first time I've voted this way, and it's delightfully hard -- I know who I want to rank first, but now I need to rank the other candidates. So I need to go off and actually look up what those candidates have said.

(One big concern of mine is the Summit Avenue bike lane project, which I think is important because (1) I live very close to Summit and use it, partly because (2) it's a major east-west bicycle route for the city and needs to be improved.)

#stpaul #rankedchoice #voting #bicycling

Ranked Voting | Ramsey County, Minnesota

Saint Paul voters use ranked voting to choose city officials by ranking candidates in order of preference. This method ensures a majority winner, with clear instructions provided for marking ballots and requesting replacements.

Paige Sep 4

Transition Montréal soutient l'adoption de la représentation proportionnelle

https://piefed.ca/post/202545

Transition Montréal soutient l'adoption de la représentation proportionnelle

Je suis tellement heureuse de voir cela dans le débat public dans notre ville. Craig est également le seul candidat à la mairie présent sur le fedi…

WIRED - The Latest in Technology, Science, Culture and Business Aug 25

Elon Musk’s xAI Sues Apple and OpenAI Over App Store Rankings

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musks-xai-sues-apple-and-openai-over-alleged-app-store-rigging/

Trillion Byter Jul 25, 2025

Here's one of the volunteer spotlights from Rank MI Vote, the #rankedchoice #RCV grassroots group in #Michigan

https://youtube.com/shorts/XQbr8T26dBc?si=iJx76_16RxxoHY9g

Before you continue to YouTube

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pǝǝʌɐɾ s Jul 20, 2025

@iwein @nullagent @sidereal at this point the Democratic Party has lost all credibility. What we need is ranked choice voting at the national level and some new parties. http://fairvote.org #RankedChoice #ElectionReform #MoreThanTwoParties

FairVote

FairVote is a nonpartisan champion of electoral reforms that give voters greater choice, a stronger voice, and a representative democracy that works for all Americans.

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